Digitalis ferruginea L.

Rusty foxglove (en), Digitale (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Plantaginaceae > Digitalis

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 1.2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.2 - 0.4
Mature height (meter) 1.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Woods, grassy clearings, rocky slopes and scrub to 2700 metres.
Light 3-8
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture 1-5
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 11 - 17
Germination temperacture (C°) 20
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Digitalis ferruginea habit picture by Emanuele Santarelli (cc-by-sa)
Digitalis ferruginea habit picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)
Digitalis ferruginea habit picture by Davide Di Censo (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Digitalis ferruginea leaf picture by Alessandro tedesco (cc-by-sa)
Digitalis ferruginea leaf picture by Emanuele Santarelli (cc-by-sa)
Digitalis ferruginea leaf picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Digitalis ferruginea flower picture by Camor Cuthri (cc-by-sa)
Digitalis ferruginea flower picture by Angelos (cc-by-sa)
Digitalis ferruginea flower picture by paola (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Digitalis ferruginea fruit picture by pasquale pianese (cc-by-sa)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:802003-1
WFO ID wfo-0000647292
COL ID 3638D
BDTFX ID 84127
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Digitalis aurea Digitalis brachyantha Digitalis pichleri Digitalis ferruginea f. membranaceoviolacea Digitalis ferruginea

Lower taxons

Digitalis ferruginea subsp. schischkinii