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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
Name derivations: 1) Lepidospartum 2) latisquamum