Editing Gaillardia (section)

==Description==
[[File:Sunflowers in Gahkuch Gilgit.jpg|thumb|Cultivated ''Gaillardia'' in [[Gahkuch]], [[Pakistan]].]]
These are [[annual plant|annual]] or [[perennial plant|perennial]] herbs or [[shrub|subshrubs]], sometimes with [[rhizome]]s. The stem is usually branching and erect to a maximum height around 80 centimeters (31.5 inches). The leaves are alternately arranged. Some taxa have only basal leaves. They vary in shape. They are glandular in most species. The [[inflorescence]] is a solitary [[pseudanthium|flower head]]. The head can have 15 or more ray florets, while some taxa lack any ray florets. They can be almost any shade of yellow, orange, red, purplish, brown, white, or bicolored. They are sometimes rolled into a funnel shape. There are many tubular disc florets at the center of the head in a similar range of colors, and usually tipped with hairs. The fruit usually has a [[pappus (flower structure)|pappus]] of scales.<ref name=fna>[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=113131 ''Gaillardia''.] Flora of North America.</ref>