Quercus

Lanceleaf Blanket-flower

Gaillardia aestivalis

Native to South Carolina (estimated)

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

3CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC

Genus host records with ranges including SC · Gaillardia

  • Homoeosoma electellaSunflower Moth
  • Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
  • Schinia binaBina Flower Moth
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
38BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Gaillardia

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
9Specialist beesPollen specialists

Pollen specialists · Gaillardia

  • Andrena melliventris
  • Diadasia enavata
  • Dianthidium curvatum
  • Megachile inimica
  • Megachile parallela
  • Megachile pugnata
  • Melissodes tristis
  • Perdita coreopsidis
  • Protandrena albitarsis
Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Asteraceae
Hardiness
Zones 8a–10b
Flower color
Brown/copper, yellow, orange or red

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Lanceleaf Blanket flower

Conservation status

South Carolina rankNot available
Global rankG5
SC statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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