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gulf rabbit-tobacco

Heads

± spheric, largest mostly 2.5–3.3 mm.

Pistillate

paleae individually visible through thin sericeous indument.

Diaperia verna var. drummondii

Phenology Flowering and fruiting mid Feb–mid May.
Habitat Dunes, beaches, sandy soils, often where disturbed
Elevation 0–100 m (0–300 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AL; TX
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Discussion

Variety drummondii is known from coastal Alabama and Texas (nearly to Mexico), including islands; it may be found with var. verna up to about 300 km inland in Texas (most plants starting about 50–150 km inland are intermediate to some degree).

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 19, p. 462.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Gnaphalieae > Diaperia > Diaperia verna
Sibling taxa
D. verna var. verna
Synonyms Filaginopsis drummondii, Evax multicaulis var. drummondii, Evax verna var. drummondii
Name authority (Torrey & A. Gray) Morefield: Novon 14: 469. (2004)
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