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These Firewheel wildflowers (Gaillardia pulchella) were blooming along the road near my house on June 5, 2018 in Norman, Oklahoma, United States.

http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=IN006 (retrieved June 2018) says: "Dr. Doyle McCoy, an Oklahoma public school biology teacher, chose to lobby for the adoption of the Gaillardia pulchella as the state wildflower for a simple reason: it has a high tolerance of heat and arid conditions, ensuring that a majority of the state could appreciate its promotion of Oklahoma's heritage and grace for the most of the year. Sponsored in the Forty-first Legislature by state representatives Kelly Haney, a Seminole Indian artist, and Billie Floyd, the Indian blanket quickly gained popularity."

Firewheel wildflower (Gaillardia pulchella), June 5, 2018
 
Camera Model NameCanon EOS 80D
ArtistJohn Moyer.3000 Ginger Dr..Norman, OK 73026, USA
F Number22.0
ISO160
Shutter Speed Value1/32
Focal Length24.0 mm
Focus Distance Upper0.51 m
Focus Distance Lower0.41 m
Lens IDCanon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM
Field Of View51.5 deg
Hyperfocal Distance1.35 m

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Firewheel wildflower (Gaillardia pulchella), June 5, 2018