Penstemon newberryi is a species of penstemon known by the common name mountain pride[1] or Newberry's penstemon.[2] It is native to the mountains of northern California, Oregon, and Nevada, where it grows in rocky habitat, often at high elevation, such as talus. It is a bushy, mat-forming subshrub growing up to 30 centimetres (12 inches) tall. The leaves are mostly basal on the plant, oblong or oval and toothed, measuring 1 to 4 centimetres (0.4 to 1.6 in) in length, with a few smaller pairs along the stem. The glandular inflorescence bears showy magenta flowers 2 to over 3 cm (0.8 to over 1.2 in) in length. The flower is generally tubular or funnel-shaped and has a coating of short to long and curly hairs in the mouth and on the staminode.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Penstemon |
| Species: | P. newberryi
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Penstemon newberryi is included in Penstemon subgenus Dasanthera, along with P. barrettiae, P. cardwellii, P. davidsonii, P. ellipticus, P. fruticosus, P. lyallii, P. montanus, and P. rupicola.[3]
In cultivation in the UK, it has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4] It tolerates a wide range of positions but requires full sun.
The Latin specific epithet newberryi honors the American geologist and botanist John Strong Newberry (1822–1892).[5]
Penstemon newberryi was the favorite flower of naturalist John Muir.[6]
References
edit- ^ "CalFlora: Penstemon newberryi".
- ^ "CalFlora: Penstemon newberryi var. newberryi".
- ^ "Penstemon - Dasanthera Group". North American Rock Garden Society. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
- ^ "Penstemon newberryi". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.
- ^ Sierra Alpine Wildflowers, David Lukas, University of California Press Blog, [1]
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