Malperia

Malperia is a North American plant genus in the boneset tribe within the daisy family.[2][3]

brown turbans
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Malperia

Species:
M. tenuis
Binomial name
Malperia tenuis
Synonyms[1]

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]

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