''Chionopappus'' is a

monotypic genus In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...

of flowering plants in the family

Asteraceae The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...

, containing the single species ''Chionopappus benthamii''. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...

, where it occurs at elevations up to 2500 meters in the central part of the country.Dillon, M. O., et al. (2009)
Liabeae.
Chapter 27 In: Funk, V. A., et al. ''Systematics, Evolution, and Biogeography of Compositae''. International Association for Plant Taxonomy. 2009. 417-37. It is also sometimes found in the ''lomas'' of northern Peru, a type of moist oasis formed by fog that accumulates along the hills in the coastal desert region. This plant is distinguished from other members of the tribe

Liabeae Liabeae is a tribe in the plant family Asteraceae. It is endemic to the Neotropics, where it is most diverse in the northern and central Andes.Dillon, M. O., et alChapter 27: Liabeae.In: Funk, V. A., et al. (eds.) ''Systematics, Evolution, and Bi ...

by its reddish disc florets and its plumelike pappus of bristles.Gutiérrez, D. G. (2010)
''Inkaliabum'', a new Andean genus of Liabeae (Asteraceae) from Peru.
''Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica'' 45(3-4), 363-72.

References

Liabeae Monotypic Asteraceae genera Endemic flora of Peru {{Asteraceae-stub