Penstemon newberryi
Species of flowering plant
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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  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Penstemon |
| Species: | P. newberryi |
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In cultivation in the UK, it has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3] 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).[4]
Penstemon newberryi was the favorite flower of naturalist John Muir.[5]
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