Alternate name: Gaillardia, Brown-eyed Susan

Family: Asteraceae, Aster view all from this family

Description Great Blanketflower is an erect, 2-4 ft. plant, with clasping, dandelion-like leaves. The inch-long petals have yellow, 3-toothed tips and dark red bases. These surround disk flowers which are the same color as the base of the petals. Tufts of hairs project from the seed-like fruits and the entire plant is covered with fuzzy hairs.

Warning  The plant's fuzzy hairs can cause a skin irritation in some susceptible people.

Flower July - September.

Habitat Plains; prairies; meadows.

Range British Columbia to Saskatchewan, south to n. Oregon (mostly e. of the Cascades), n. Utah, Colorado, and Kansas; also reported in California.