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Digitalis thapsi

Digitalis thapsi
Photo: Mscs, Public domain
Family
Plantaginaceae (Plantain family)
Grows as
Perennial
Water
Likes moisture
Safety
Toxic
Native range
E. Portugal to W. & C. Spain
Climate
temperate

About

Digitalis thapsi, which has been called mullein foxglove in the US, is a flowering plant in the genus Digitalis that is endemic to the Iberian Peninsula, where it occurs in eastern Portugal and central and western Spain. It is of commercial importance as an ornamental plant. Hybrids with D. purpurea have proved successful and are fertile.

Where it grows

Digitalis thapsi is an endemic species of the Iberian Peninsula, occurring in both Portugal and Spain. It grows in the mountains and rocky plains of the central and central-western parts of the Iberian Peninsula, especially in the Sistema Central and its extensions between the rivers of the Douro and Tagus.

Other Digitalis plants

Digitalis atlantica · Canary Islands Foxglove · Digitalis cariensis · Digitalis cedretorum · Digitalis chalcantha · Digitalis ciliata · Alanya Foxglove · Rusty foxglove · Digitalis ×fulva · Yellow Foxglove · Digitalis ikarica · Cresta De Gallo

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Digitalis thapsi by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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