Diaperia candida, common names silver pygmycudweed 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.Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
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.Flora of North America, Silver rabbit-tobacco, Diaperia candida (Torrey & A. Gray) Bentham & Hooker f., Gen. Pl. 2: 298. 1873. Gray, Asa. 1884. Synoptical Flora of North America 1(2): 230. description in English, as Evax candida Flowers bloom March to June. Its habitats include oak and pine woodlands, prairies, and coastal areas.
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