Penstemon newberryi Calflora

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Taxon Report

Penstemon newberryi A. Gray

Mountain pride

Penstemon newberryi is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~1483 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. berryi ... var. newberryi ... var. sonomensis
Genus:	Penstemon
Family:	Plantaginaceae (Scrophulariaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Information about Penstemon newberryi from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PENE3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[Wikipedia] Etymology, John Muir Favorite: The Latin specific epithet newberryi honors the American geologist and botanist John Strong Newberry (1822-1892). Penstemon newberryi was the favorite flower of naturalist John Muir. (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/30/2025).