Malperia
Genus of flowering plants
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Malperia is a North American plant genus in the tribe Eupatorieae within the family Asteraceae.[2][3]
| Malperia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Eupatorieae |
| Genus: | Malperia S.Watson |
| Species: | M. tenuis |
| Binomial name | |
| Malperia tenuis | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Hofmeisteria tenuis (S.Wats.) I.M.Johnst. | |
There is only one known species, Malperia tenuis. This plant's common name is brown turbans or brownturbans. It is a rare plant native to the Sonoran Desert of the U.S. state of California (Imperial and San Diego Counties) and northwestern Mexico (Sonora, Baja California, Baja California Sur). This is a small annual with white or pinkish bell-shaped flowers.[4][5][1][6][7][8]
The name Malperia is based on an anagram of the last name of botanist Edward Palmer.[4][5]