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] | |
|
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 northern Mexico and the central and southern United States, primarily the Great Plains.[4][5]
- Diaperia candida, Silver rabbit-tobacco - Texas Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana
- Diaperia prolifera, Big-head rabbit-tobacco - Texas Louisiana Arkansas Oklahoma New Mexico Colorado Kansas Wyoming Montana Nebraska South Dakota Missouri Mississippi Alabama South Carolina
- Diaperia verna, Spring or many-stem rabbit-tobacco - Tamaulipas, Coahuila, Arizona New Mexico Texas Oklahoma Louisiana Arkansas Alabama Georgia South Carolina
References
- ↑ lectotype designated by Pfeiffer, Nom. 1(2): 1048 (1874)
- 1 2 3 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
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