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Lepidospartum is a small genus of three species of flowering plant 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. L. burgessii is an endangered species.
Species:
- Lepidospartum burgessii - Burgess' broomsage, gypsum scalebroom
- Lepidospartum latisquamum - Nevada broomsage
- Lepidospartum squamatum - California broomsage