Digitalis purpurea

Also known as Foxglove, Fairy bells

toxic flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae

OverviewAI-generated

Digitalis purpurea, commonly known as Foxglove, is a species of herbaceous, biennial, and poisonous plant within the family Plantaginaceae. It belongs to the genus Digitalis and is classified under the order Lamiales and class Magnoliopsida. The species produces a capsule as its fruit type and is utilized as a medicinal plant, specifically for the production of the heart drug digitalis.

The plant is native to regions including Belgium, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Morocco, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain, and Sweden. Its taxon range also includes Beijing, China, Fujian, and Guangdong. Records from iDigBio indicate the presence of the species in Mexico, with collections held by institutions such as UACH, ENCB-IPN, INECOL, IIB-UV, and IBUNAM. The IUCN Red List assessed the species as Least Concern in 2014.

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Species

Least Concern

Digitalis purpurea

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyPlantaginaceae

Native toBelgium, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Morocco, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain, Sweden

Observations recorded480,128

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 3,960
With media: 2,833
Family: Plantaginaceae
Collections: UACH, ENCB-IPN, INECOL, IIB-UV, IBUNAM, FC-UNAM
Recorded in: Mexico

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Subclass of: poisonous plant
Parent taxon: Digitalis
Image: Digitalis-stora hultrum.sweden-24.jpg
Has use: medicinal plant

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taxon name: Digitalis purpurea
taxon rank: species
Commons category: Digitalis purpurea
Commons gallery: Digitalis purpurea
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=13986
has fruit type: capsule
taxon range: Myanmar
short name: D. purpurea
taxon author citation: L.
taxon common name: sanxuaniegu
external data available at URL: www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Description

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