*Digitalis purpurea Linnaeus. Common name: Digitalis, Common Foxglove, Purple Foxglove, Lady’s-glove. Phenology: May-Aug. Habitat: Disturbed areas, bog margins. Distribution: Native of Europe. Introduced and established at scattered locations in ne. North America, as far south as PA (Rhoads & Klein 1993).
Origin/Endemic status: Europe
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, K4, Mi, NY, Pa, WV, Pennell (1935), (basionym); = n/a — RAB; > Digitalis purpurea L. ssp. purpurea — FNA17; > Digitalis purpurea L. var. alba Alef.; > Digitalis purpurea L. var. purpurea — NE
Links to other floras: > Digitalis purpurea ssp. purpurea - FNA17
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL
- Great Plains: UPL
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
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native range: western Mediterranean