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Diaperia

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Diaperia
Diaperia prolifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Gnaphalieae
Genus: Diaperia
Nutt.
Type species
Diaperia prolifera
Synonyms[2]
  • Evax sect. Diaperia (Nutt.) A.Gray

Diaperia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae,[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]

Species[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ lectotype designated by Pfeiffer, Nom. 1(2): 1048 (1874)
  2. ^ a b c Tropicos, Diaperia Nutt.
  3. ^ Nuttall, Thomas. 1840. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series 7: 337–338 descriptions and commentary in English
  4. ^ Flora of North America v 21 p 460
  5. ^ Shinners, L. H. 1951. The Texas species of Evax (Compositae). Field & Lab. 19: 125–126.
  6. ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist search for Diaperia
  7. ^ Biota of North America Program 201 county distribution maps