Gaillardia pulchella (firewheel, Indian blanket, Indian blanketflower, or sundance), is a North American species of short-lived perennial or annual flowering plants in the sunflower family. It is native to northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Sonora, Tamaulipas) and the southern and central United States from Arizona east to Florida and the Carolinas and north as far as Nebraska. It is also naturalized in scattered locations in other parts of
Gaillardia pulchella has been used to cultivate at least 23 hybrid species.
Source: DanielsonH.H.2005Production and performance of Gaillardia cultivars and ecotypesDept. of Environ. Hort., Univ. of FloridaGainesville, FLMS thesis.