Lepidospartum latisquamum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Lepidospartum latisquamum S. Watson

Nevada broomsage, Nevada broomshrub, Scale broom

2012 Steve Matson

2013 Steve Matson

2012 Steve Matson

2013 Steve Matson

2016 Cynthia Powell

Lepidospartum latisquamum is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~108 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Lepidospartum
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Shadscale Scrub, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Information about Lepidospartum latisquamum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (LELA4) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).