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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Digitalis purpurea
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
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Read more about Common Foxglove at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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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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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_dipu_001_lvd
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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).
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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).
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Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org bug_5386507
Month Unknown
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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
2511
Forb
Biennial
Habitat: Disturbed areas, bog margins, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
Rare in NC
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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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