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    • Lepidospartum

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Observer

folini

Date

Apr 12, 2012 12:37 PM MDT
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Observer

anita363

Date

Jul 31, 2002 04:36 PM EDT

Description

Abundant in lower Eaton Canyon, blooming in the mid- to late summer.

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Description from Wikipedia

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.

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