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Malperia

Malperia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Malperia
Species: M. tenuis
Binomial name
Malperia tenuis
S.Wats.

Malperia is a monotypic plant genus in the daisy family which is made up of the sole species Malperia tenuis. This plant's common name is brown turbans or brownturbans. It is a rare plant endemic to the Sonoran Desert of the U.S. state of California and the Mexican state of Sonora. This is a small annual with white or pinkish bell-shaped flowers.

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