Lepidospartum is a genus of North American desert shrubs in the daisy family.Gray, Asa. 1883. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 19: 50 in EnglishGray, Asa. 1874. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 9: 207. in EnglishTropicos, Lepidospartum (A. Gray) A. Gray 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.Flora of North America, Vol. 20 Page 632, Lepidospartum (A. Gray) A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. 19: 50. 1883.
Lepidospartum burgessii is an endangered species.Turner, B. L. 1977. Lepidospartum burgessii (Asteraceae, Senecioneae), a remarkable new gypsophilic species from Trans-Pecos Texas. Wrightia 5(9): 354–355New Mexico Rare PlantsBeck, Julianne. 2013. Using Genetics to Rescue a Rare Desert Shrub. My Chicago Botanic Garden
SpeciesBiota of North America Program 2013 county distribution mapsThe Plant List search for LepidospartumGBIF Backbone Taxonomy, Global Biodiversity Information Facility 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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External links USDA Plants Profile Jepson Manual Treatment