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Lepidospartum

Broomsages
scalebrooms
Lepidospartum latisquamum 7.jpg
Lepidospartum latisquamum
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Lepidospartum squamatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Lepidospartum
A.Gray
Synonyms
  • Tetradymia sect. Lepidosparton A.Gray

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.


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