A. Gray
Pronunciation: leh-pid-oh-SPAR-tum skwam-AY-tum
Common name: Scalebroom
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Sandy or gravelly washes, stream ledges,
coastal sage scrub, chaparral, joshua tree woodland,
both deserts, to at least 5000'
Blooming period: August to October
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Lepidospartum
2) squamatum