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Common Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea
L.
Plantaginaceae
Plantain family
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Purple Foxglove
Lady's Glove

This biennial occurs in five subspecies in Atlantic West, North and Central Europe as well as in Morocco. However, as beloved ornamental plant, it is today widely naturalised outside its natural range. Common Foxglove thrives on forest glades, clearings and along forest margins. It does particularly well on sandy, nitrogenous acidic loamy soils. The name Digitalis is derived from the Latin word digitus (i. e. finger) and refers to the shape of the corolla. All parts of the foxglove are highly toxic. The significance of the “Poisonous Plant of the year 2007” as remedy for cardiac insufficiency was not discovered earlier than in the 18th century.

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