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