84 University of Texas Bulletin 



Gaillardia pulchella Foug. Indian Blanket. Indian Sunburst. 



In fields and roadsides everywhere. One of our most abundant 

 late-spring flowers. The red and orange-rayed heads are familiar 

 to everyone. 



Southern plains and prairie states. 



Gaillardia suavis Britton & Rusby. 



Abundant in fields and hillsides. Larger than the preceding, but 

 less conspicuous because the heads are usually without rays. 



Texas prairies. 



Helenium microcephalism DC. Sneezeweed. 



Common in valleys. The small heads have yellow rays and a 

 yellow or brown disk. The stems are winged. 



Texas. 



Helenium tenuifolium Nutt. Sneezeweed. Bitterweed. 



Abundant in dry soil and waste places. A low plant with small 

 yelicw head and many linear leaves. Easily recognized by its strong 

 odor. 



Southeastern states. 



Hymenopappus artemisaef olius DC. 



Texas plains and prairies. Bull Creek region. Rare here. 

 Texas prairies. 



Hymenopappus carolinense Porter. 



Abundant in fields, roadsides, and waste places. Campus. A 

 coarse plant with slightly wooly leaves and rayless heads of white 

 flowers. 



Southeastern states. 



Hymenopappus corymbosus T. & G. 

 Fields, roadsides, and waste places. 

 Southern prairie states. 



Pedis angustifolia Torr. Limoncillo. 

 Rare here. 

 Southern mountains and plains. 



Polypteris callosa Gray. 



Abundant on roadsides and open woods of the uplands, particularly 

 in the postoak woods. A stiff, much-branched plant with slender 

 stems, small, narrow leaves, and purple-pink, aster-like heads. 

 Blooming in the fall. 



Missouri to Texas. 



