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Pronunciation: leh-pid-oh-SPAR-tum SKWA-may-tum
Common name: Scalebroom
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Sandy or gravelly washes, stream ledges, coastal sage scrub, chaparral, joshua tree woodland, both deserts, to at least 5000'
Blooming period: August to October
Name derivations: 1) Lepidospartum 2) squamatum