Digitalis purpurea

This article is about the flowering plant. For the band, see Digitalis Purpurea (band).

Digitalis purpurea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Digitalis
Species:
D. purpurea
Binomial name
Digitalis purpurea

Digitalis purpurea, the foxglove or common foxglove, is a toxic species of flowering plant in the plantain family Plantaginaceae,[2] native to and widespread throughout most of temperate Europe.[3] It has also naturalized in parts of North America, as well as some other temperate regions. The plant is a popular garden subject, with many cultivars available. It is the original source of the heart medicine digoxin (also called digitalis or digitalin). This biennial plant grows as a rosette of leaves in the first year after sowing, before flowering and then dying in the second year (i.e., it is monocarpic). It generally produces enough seeds so that new plants will continue to grow in a garden setting.

  1. ^ Chadburn, H. (2014). "Digitalis purpurea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T203383A2764797. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference olmstead was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Digitalis purpurea - Plant Finder". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 2021-02-22.