Lepidospartum

Lepidospartum is a genus of North American desert shrubs in the daisy family.^[2][3][4] 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.^[5]

Lepidospartum
Lepidospartum latisquamum
Lepidospartum squamatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Senecioneae
Genus:	Lepidospartum A.Gray
Synonyms^[1]
Tetradymia sect. Lepidosparton A.Gray

Lepidospartum burgessii is an endangered species.^[6][7][8]

Species^{[1][9][10][11]}

• Lepidospartum burgessii - gypsum scalebroom - New Mexico, Texas
• Lepidospartum latisquamum - Nevada broomsage - California, Nevada, Utah
• Lepidospartum squamatum - California broomsage - California, Arizona, Baja California

References

1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-12-14 at archive.today
2. Gray, Asa. 1883. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 19: 50 in English
3. Gray, Asa. 1874. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 9: 207. in English
4. Tropicos, Lepidospartum (A. Gray) A. Gray
5. Flora of North America, Vol. 20 Page 632, Lepidospartum (A. Gray) A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. 19: 50. 1883.
6. Turner, B. L. 1977. Lepidospartum burgessii (Asteraceae, Senecioneae), a remarkable new gypsophilic species from Trans-Pecos Texas. Wrightia 5(9): 354–355
7. New Mexico Rare Plants
8. Beck, Julianne. 2013. Using Genetics to Rescue a Rare Desert Shrub. My Chicago Botanic Garden
9. Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
10. The Plant List search for Lepidospartum
11. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, Global Biodiversity Information Facility

External links

• USDA Plants Profile
• Jepson Manual Treatment