Simplify the following text for a Grade 11 native English-speaking person.
Original: Gaillardia pulchella ( Firewheel , Indian blanket , Indian Blanketflower , or Sundance ) , is a short-lived perennial or annual flowering plant native to the central United States .
Simplified: Indian blanket ( Gaillardia pulchella ) is a short-lived annual flowering plant native to the central United States .