Pronunciation: leh-pid-oh-SPAR-tum lat-is-
KWAW-mum
Common name: Nevada broomsage
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Dry slopes and benches 5000'-8000', mostly
limestone soils, pinyon-juniper woodland, shadscale
and sagebrush scrub, north slope of San Gabriels,
Clark Mts
Blooming period: June to October
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Lepidospartum
2) latisquamum