Diaperia candida

Diaperia candida, common names silver pygmycudweed[2] and silver rabbit-tobacco, is a plant species in the sunflower family, native to the south-central part of the United States: Texas, western Louisiana, southwestern Arkansas, southeastern Oklahoma.[3]

Diaperia candida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Diaperia
Species:
D. candida
Binomial name
Diaperia candida
Synonyms[1]
  • Calymmandra candida Torr. & A.Gray
  • Evax candida (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray
  • Filago candida (Torr. & A.Gray) Shinners

Diaperia candida is an annual herb with leaves that appear silvery because of woolly hairs pressed against the surface. One plant generally has several small flower heads.[4][5] Flowers bloom March to June. Its habitats include oak and pine woodlands, prairies, and coastal areas.[4]

References
  1. The Plant List, Diaperia candida (Torr. & A.Gray) Benth. & Hook.f.
  2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Evax candida". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. Flora of North America, Silver rabbit-tobacco, Diaperia candida (Torrey & A. Gray) Bentham & Hooker f., Gen. Pl. 2: 298. 1873.
  5. Gray, Asa. 1884. Synoptical Flora of North America 1(2): 230. description in English, as Evax candida


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