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Lepidospartum
Sign in to saveLepidospartum is a genus of North American desert shrubs in the daisy family. They are known commonly as broomsages or scalebrooms. These are tall, woody shrubs with stiff twiggy branches that resemble brooms. They are native to the southwestern United States and far northern Mexico. These shrub have thin, narrow, needlelike or scalelike leaves and bear yellow daisy flowers.
Species
California Broomsage
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyAsteraceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 23
- With media
- 20
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Collections
- UCMP, CAS, RSA, SJNM, CHRB, SRP
- Recorded in
- United States
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- Parent taxon
- Senecioneae
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- Lepidospartumsquamatum.jpg
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Lepidospartum is a genus of North American desert shrubs in the daisy family. They are known commonly as broomsages or scalebrooms. These are tall, woody shrubs with stiff twiggy branches that resemble brooms. They are native to the southwestern United States and far northern Mexico. These shrub have thin, narrow, needlelike or scalelike leaves and bear yellow daisy flowers.
Lepidospartum burgessii is an endangered species. Species Lepidospartum burgessii - gypsum scalebroom - New Mexico, Texas Lepidospartum latisquamum - Nevada broomsage - California, Nevada, Utah Lepidospartum squamatum - California broomsage - California, Arizona, Baja California
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