Species Information

Kingdom: Plantae
  Phylum: Anthophyta
    Class: Dicotyledoneae
      Order: Asterales
        Family: Asteraceae
          Genus: Lepidospartum
            Species: burgessii

Gypsum Scalebroom - Lepidospartum burgessii

Gypsum Scalebroom

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342191

Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Broomlike shrub up to 1.5 m tall; stems many-branched, covered with silvery, matted, feltlike hairs out of which protrude numerous small oil blisters; leaves needlelike, alternate, 5-12 mm long; heads 3-4, terminal on stems; flowers 3, rarely 4, per head, bright yellow; achenes covered by dense white hairs and topped by a pappus of many slender bristles. Flowers June to October with peak in late July through early September.

Status

Global Rank: G1

State Rank: S1

State Status: E

Federal Status:

USFS Status:

BLM Status: BLM SENSITIVE

SWAP Status:

NMRP Strategy Status: Strategy Species

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 1

Number of Mapped Locations: 5659

Number of Observations: 5666

Observation date range: 03-08-1982 to 10-28-2011

External Links

View More Information about this species at:
  NatureServe Explorer
  New Mexico Rare Plants Website
  Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)

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