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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Digitalis purpurea   FAMILY Plantaginaceae   Go to FSUS key



(?) PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Digitalis purpurea ssp. purpurea   FAMILY Scrophulariaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Digitalis purpurea

INCLUDING Flora of North America

Digitalis purpurea ssp. purpurea

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Digitalis purpurea var. alba

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Digitalis purpurea var. purpurea

 

COMMON NAME:
Digitalis, Common Foxglove, Purple Foxglove


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image of Digitalis purpurea, Digitalis, Common Foxglove, Purple Foxglove

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_dipu_001_lvd

        

image of Digitalis purpurea, Digitalis, Common Foxglove, Purple Foxglove

Keith Bradley    kab_d_purpurea_73324

May    Polk County    NC

In cultivation

Corolla 4-5.5cm long, lower median lobe only slightly longer than others, per Weakley's Flora (2015).

image of Digitalis purpurea, Digitalis, Common Foxglove, Purple Foxglove

Keith Bradley    kab_d_purpurea_73326

May    Polk County    NC

In cultivation

Plant conspicuously pubescent on stem and/or leaves. Corolla lacking a spur, per Weakley's Flora (2015).

image of Digitalis purpurea, Digitalis, Common Foxglove, Purple Foxglove

Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org     bug_5386507

Month Unknown        

image of Digitalis purpurea, Digitalis, Common Foxglove, Purple Foxglove

Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org     bug_5386509

Month Unknown        

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Digitalis purpurea   FAMILY Plantaginaceae

(?) PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Digitalis purpurea ssp. purpurea   FAMILY Scrophulariaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Digitalis purpurea

INCLUDING Flora of North America
Digitalis purpurea ssp. purpurea

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Digitalis purpurea var. alba

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Digitalis purpurea var. purpurea

 

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2511

Forb
Biennial

Habitat: Disturbed areas, bog margins, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Europe

Rare in NC

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Invasive?

This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:

 

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Purplish/ White
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
2-lipped 5-lobed corolla
4 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule

 

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