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California Broomsage

Lepidospartum squamatum

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 281, February 243, March 253, April 314, May 305, June 224, July 192, August 196, September 355, October 310, November 326, December 252.
California5,034
United States3,255
Nevada158
Wyoming4
Arizona3
New Mexico1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Tree growth formListed by a harvested source as having a tree growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Shrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a shrub or bush growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
Genusscalebroom · Lepidospartum

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