Common foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

Русское название: Наперстянка пурпурная

An attractive garden flower with tall spikes of bell-shaped blooms. All parts are poisonous; cardiac glycosides can dangerously affect heart rhythm. Never use garden foxglove as a homemade heart treatment.

✳ Scientific names are used to reduce confusion between local names.

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Safety information

Do not use photographs or online summaries to identify wild plants for eating or medicinal use. Some poisonous plants resemble edible species and even handling certain species can cause harm. If poisoning is suspected, contact your local poison service or urgent medical care. Do not wait for symptoms.

Poison Control: poisonous plants (US) ↗

◎Distribution

Western Europe; introduced elsewhere

♧Habitat

Woodland clearings, disturbed edges and gardens

✺Identification limits

Images and brief descriptions are for learning, not for reliably identifying a specimen. Take particular care with poisonous plants and mushrooms.

Further reading and image creditsDigitalis purpurea — Wikipedia overview ↗Photo, author and license — Wikimedia Commons ↗

Identification is never guaranteed by a photo. Scientific names are used to reduce confusion between local names.

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