Diaperia
| rabbit-tobacco | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Gnaphalieae |
| Genus: | Diaperia Nutt. |
| Type species | |
| Diaperia prolifera (Nutt. ex DC.) Nutt.[1][2] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Evax sect. Diaperia (Nutt.) A.Gray | |
Diaperia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family,[3][2] formerly considered part of Evax. Common names include "Rabbit's Tobacco" and "Dwarf Cudweed." These are annual herbs native to the United States and northern Mexico.[4][5]
- Diaperia candida, Silver rabbit-tobacco - TX OK AR LA
- Diaperia multicaulis - TX LA GA SC[8]
- Diaperia prolifera, Big-head rabbit-tobacco - TX LA AR OK NM CO KS WY MT NE SD MO MS AL SC
- Diaperia verna, Spring or many-stem rabbit-tobacco - Tamaulipas, Coahuila, AZ NM TX OK LA AR AL GA SC
References
- ↑ lectotype designated by Pfeiffer, Nom. 1(2): 1048 (1874)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Tropicos, Diaperia Nutt.
- ↑ Nuttall, Thomas. 1840. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series 7: 337–338 descriptions and commentary in English
- ↑ Flora of North America v 21 p 460
- ↑ Shinners, L. H. 1951. The Texas species of Evax (Compositae). Field & Lab. 19: 125–126.
- ↑ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist search for Diaperia
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 201 county distribution maps
- ↑ Cronquist, A.J. 1980. Asteraceae. 1: i–xv, 1–261. In Vascular Flora of the Southeastern United States. The University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill