Plants : ScrophulariaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Digitalis purpurea L.

Foxglove

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Digitalis purpurea

Description: A very common plant of acidic soil, familiar to most people. Found in hedgerows, forestry plantations, dry open ground etc. White-flowered forms are not rare.

All names: Digitalis purpurea L.

Distribution Map from NBN: Digitalis purpurea at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Digitalis purpurea at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Digitalis purpurea. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=4094. Accessed on 2026-11-02.