Penstemon newberryi var. berryi

Berry's mountain pride

Family: Plantaginaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Berry's mountain pride is a California native shrub found in the Klamath Ranges, northern Coast Ranges, and northern Coast Range outer areas on rocky outcrops and talus slopes at elevations of 1,000 to 2,400 meters. Flowering from June to August, this plant produces striking rose-red flowers with a distinctive wide throat and long curly hairs. Growing with a compact form and reduced leaves toward the stem's upper portion, it forms a rugged mountain landscape plant. Its leaves become progressively smaller and less prominent toward the stem's distal end, creating an interesting architectural structure. The flower's rich rose-red corolla measures 27 to 35 millimeters long, with a throat impressively 7.5 to 12 millimeters wide when pressed.

Habitat: Outcrops, talus

Bloom period: Jun-Aug

Elevation: 1000-2400 m

Bioregions: KR, NCoRO, NCoRH

California counties: Trinity, Siskiyou, El Dorado, Alpine, Fresno, Inyo, Madera, Kern, Lassen, Mariposa, Mono, Tuolumne, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Tulare, Glenn, Humboldt, Del Norte, Mendocino, Tehama

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.