Diaperia verna facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Diaperia verna
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Diaperia
Species:	D. verna
Binomial name
Diaperia verna Raf.
Synonyms
Diaperia multicaulis (DC.) Nutt. Evax nivea (Small) Cory Evax verna Raf. Filaginopsis multicaulis (DC.) Torr. & A.Gray Filago nivea Small Filago verna (Raf.) Shinners Diaperia drummondii (Torr. & A.Gray) Benth., syn of var. drummondii Filaginopsis drummondii Torr. & A.Gray, syn of var. drummondii

Diaperia verna, often called spring pygmycudweed, spring rabbit-tobacco, or many-stem rabbit-tobacco, is a cool plant. It belongs to the sunflower family. You can find it growing naturally in northern Mexico and the southern United States. Sometimes, it pops up in other places like Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina.

What Does Diaperia verna Look Like?

This plant is a type of herb. Its leaves look greenish or grayish. This color comes from a coating of soft, woolly hairs. It's almost like the leaves are wearing a tiny, fuzzy sweater!

Each Diaperia verna plant usually grows several 'flower heads.' These aren't single flowers. Instead, they are clusters of many tiny flowers grouped together. The colorful parts (called corollas) are often hidden. They are surrounded by special leaf-like structures called bracts.

Different Kinds of Spring Pygmycudweed

Just like there can be different kinds of apples (like Gala or Fuji), there are different kinds, or varieties, of Diaperia verna. These varieties are slightly different versions of the same plant. They often grow in different areas.

• Diaperia verna var. drummondii is found along the coast in Alabama and Texas.
• Diaperia verna var. verna grows in many states. These include Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas. It also grows in parts of Mexico. These Mexican states are Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Sonora, and Tamaulipas.