Purple Foxglove
Scientific Name:Digitalis purpurea


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Purple Foxglove
Genus species: Digitalis purpurea
Common Name: Purple Foxglove
Family Name: Scrophulariaceae  
Annual or perennial herbs; leaves various; flowers bisexual, regular or irregular, bilabiate in some, in various clusters; fruit a capsule.
    Alternate Family Name (Synonym): Plantaginaceaesperm Phylogeny Group   
Seed Type: Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Native
Category:Wildflower
Flower Color:Pink/Red
White
Violet/Blue
CNC Habitat: Herb Wall
Identified by:J.D. Mancini
Months in Bloom:  
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