Lepidospartum latisquamum S.Watson

Nevada broomsage (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Lepidospartum

Characteristics

Shrubs, 10–250 cm, broomlike. Flowering stems pannose with glabrescent striae. Leaf blades (flowering stems) filiform, 10–40 (× ca. 1) mm. Peduncles 0–5+ mm. Involucres turbinate to cylindric, 6–8 mm. Phyllaries 8–13, lanceolate to ovate, tomentose, glabrescent. Florets 4–6; corollas 7.5–10 mm. Cypselae 5–6.5 mm, 5-nerved, densely pilose; pappi 7–11 mm. 2n = 60.
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

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Images

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Distribution

Lepidospartum latisquamum world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:138205-2
WFO ID wfo-0000041597
COL ID 6PBWJ
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Synonyms

Lepidospartum latisquamum