Lepidospartum squamatum is a species of flowering shrub in the daisy family known by the common names California broomsage and scale broom.

[3] Lepidospartum squamatum is a large shrub often exceeding two meters in height which takes a spreading, rounded form, its branches are coated in woolly fibers and stubby leaves no more than 3 millimeters long.

These drought adaptations support flowering during hot summers when many plants are dormant, making it an important resource for pollinators.

The fruit is a narrow achene a few millimeters long with a dull white to light brown pappus on top.

While in bloom, scale broom will attract a wide variety of pollinators, including bees, butterflies, moths, and tarantula hawk wasps.