Digitalis ferruginea, the rusty foxglove, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae, native to Hungary, Romania, Turkey and the Caucasus. It is a biennial or short-lived perennial plant growing to 1.2 metres (3 feet 11 inches) in height, which forms a rosette of oblong dark green leaves and carries spikes of russet, tubular flowers in summer.
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Is it poisonous?
Toxic. The note covers its whole genus. Foxglove; cardiac glycosides in leaves, flowers and seeds Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Digitalis parviflora — toxic
- Digitalis lanata — toxic
- Digitalis micrantha — toxic
- Digitalis laevigata — toxic
- Digitalis viridiflora — toxic
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Lamiales
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Genus
- Digitalis
- Species
- Digitalis ferruginea
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