Penstemon newberryi

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Penstemon newberryi
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Scientific classification edit
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 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.

Penstemon newberryi is included in Penstemon subgenus Dasanthera, along with P. barrettiae, , P. davidsonii, , P. fruticosus, , , 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, [1]
  6. ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.

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