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Lepidospartum squamatum
Also called Scale Broom
Lepidospartum squamatum is a species of flowering shrub in the daisy family known by the common names California broomsage and scale broom.
Lepidospartum squamatum is native to the mountains, valleys, and deserts of central and southern California, and Baja California. It grows in sandy, gravelly soils in a number of habitat types, especially dry alluvial habitat such as arroyos. It is considered an indicator species for the alluvial scrub habitat type in this region. In Griffith Park, Los Angeles, the species is found growing along fence lines, where they grow protected from disturbance like mowing; they likely descend from historical populations which would have grown along the historical Los Angeles River wash. In the Piute Mountains of Kern County, California, it is a common shrub found in desert scrub and sandy flats. It is also commonly found in neighboring Arizona.
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
