Digitalis purpurea
toxic flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae
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Digitalis purpurea is a flowering plant that produces beautiful flowers but is toxic to humans and animals if ingested. It matters because it contains compounds used to make heart medications, making it medically important despite its poisonous nature.
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Species
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyPlantaginaceae
Native toBelgium, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Morocco, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain, Sweden
毛地黄（学名：Digitalis purpurea；foxglove、common foxglove、purple foxglove、lady's glove）为玄參科毛地黄属下的一个种，廣泛分佈於溫帶歐洲。也見於北美和其他溫帶部分地區。此植物是提煉心臟科藥物地高辛的來源。 本物種為著名的藥用有毒植物，全株皆有毒。與同作藥用的有毒植物如馬醉木等是少數可作為觀賞用之有毒卻有藥用的有毒植物。(至於大花曼陀羅、海檬果、夾竹桃等則是未被作為藥用，純為觀賞用。)
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Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Subclass of
- poisonous plant
Article
Digitalis purpurea, the foxglove or common foxglove, is a toxic species of flowering plant in the plantain family Plantaginaceae, native to and widespread throughout most of temperate Europe. 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.
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