Foxgloves

Digitalis purpurea, on Woodland Road, Bristol, United Kingdom

Digitalis purpurea, on Woodland Road, Bristol, United Kingdom

This one is on the right-hand side between St. Michael's Park and Priory Road (heading towards priory Road)

Binomial Name: Digitalis purpurea

Common names: Common Floxglove (English); Dé de Bergère, Gant de Bergère, "queue-de-loup (French); Die Fingerhüte (German); Vingerhoedskruid (Dutch)

Taxonomy: Order: Lamiales – Family: Plantaginaceae– Genus – Digitalis- Species: Digitalis  purpurea

References:

Books:

• Lippert Wolfgang, and Podlech Dieter, Wild Flowers of Britain & Europe, translated and adapted by Martin Walters, Collins 2011

On-line sources:

• Royal Horticultural Society. Entry for  Digitalis purpurea / Common Floxglove
• The Poison Garden Website: Digitalis spp., foxglove
• The Poison Garden Website: Pontifications on poison Saturday 16th July 2011
• The Poison Garden Website: Pontifications on poison Friday 19th August 2001
• Wikipedia entry for: Digitalis
• Wikipedia entry for Digoxin

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