Penstemon barbatus known by the common names Golden-beard penstemon Beardlip penstemon and Scarlet bugler is a flowering plant native to the western United States. In Spanish-speaking New Mexico and southern Colorado it is called varita de San Jose -- St. Joseph's staff. The plant has spikes of clustered tubular scarlet blossoms with yellow hairs on their lower lip; the flowers are very attractive to hummingbirds. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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