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Gaillardia spathulata

Gray

Western Blanket-flower

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.135657
Element CodePDAST3Y0C0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusGaillardia
Other Common Names
western blanketflower (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1995-08-10
Change Date1996-02-27
Edition Date1993-06-24
Edition AuthorsStoner, N., rev. J. Beckman (3/96)
Rank Reasons
Considered endemic to 5 counties in Utah by Welsh et al. (1993). Although Weber (1987) reports G. spathulata from the Dolores River Valley in southwest Colorado and Kartesz (1995) supports a Colorado range. Favors desert shrub habitat. Abundance unknown.
Range Extent Comments
Found in the following Utah counties (Carbon, Emery, Garfield, Grand, San Juan, Sevier, Uinta and Wayne Counties. Utah endemic (Welsh et al. 1993). Also reported by Weber (1987) in the Dolores River Valley of southwestern Colorado.
Occurrences Comments
39 sites in UT (Albee et al. 1988). Relatively common.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Desert steppe and rim rock (Weber 1987). Salt desert shrub and shrubgrass communities at 1220-2320 m. Shadscale, saltbush, desert shrub (Welsh et al. 1993).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
UtahS4Yes
ColoradoS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Utah (2)
AreaForestAcres
Boulder Mtn. / Boulder Top / Deer LakeDixie National Forest110,690
Capital ReefDixie National Forest763
References (5)
  1. Albee, B.J., L.M. Shultz, and S. Goodrich. 1988. Atlas of the vascular plants of Utah. Utah Museum Natural History Occasional Publication 7, Salt Lake City, Utah. 670 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1995. Species distribution data at county level for vascular plants of the United States, from unpublished data files at the North Carolina Botanical Garden, February, 1995.
  4. Weber, W.A. 1987. Colorado flora: Western slope. Colorado Associated University Press. Boulder. 530 pp.
  5. Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, S. Goodrich, and L.C. Higgins (eds.) 1993. A Utah flora. 2nd edition. Brigham Young Univ., Provo, Utah. 986 pp.