Penstemon newberryi

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 centimeters tall. The leaves are mostly basal on the plant, oblong or oval and toothed, measuring 1 to 4 centimeters in length, with a few smaller pairs along the stem. The glandular inflorescence bears showy magenta flowers 2 to over 3 centimeters 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.

"Mountain pride" redirects here. For the butterfly with this common name, see Aeropetes tulbaghia.

Penstemon newberryi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Penstemon
Species:
P. newberryi
Binomial name
Penstemon newberryi

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.

This was John Muir's favorite flower.[5]

The Latin specific epithet newberryi honors the American geologist and botanist John Strong Newberry (1822-1892).[6]

References
  1. "CalFlora: Penstemon newberryi".
  2. "CalFlora: Penstemon newberryi var. newberryi".
  3. "Penstemon - Dasanthera Group". North American Rock Garden Society. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  4. "Penstemon newberryi". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  5. Sierra Alpine Wildflowers, David Lukas, University of California Press Blog,
  6. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.


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