| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Perralderia purpurascens Coss. ex Batt. trib. Inuleae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Algérie, Dicot.: 430 (1889) |
| Native Range | w. Sahara |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 0-1500m |
| Description | stems erect, ramose, glandular-hirsute, leaves subcarnose, 1-2- pinnate, ultimate segments linear, hirsute, capitula solitary, terminal, discoid, bracts of involucre long |
| Size | 10-35cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Perralderia coronopifolia ssp. purpurascens (Coss. ex Batt.) Maire Perralderia dessignyana Hochr. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco, WSA Western Sahara) |