Digitalis lutea L.

Straw foxglove (en), Digitale jaune (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Plantaginaceae > Digitalis

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.55-1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.55 - 1.0
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

Woodlands, hedgerows and uncultivated fields on siliceous soils.
Light 3-8
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture 1-5
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

Uses medicinal ornamental poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cardiotonic (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Sedative (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified)
Human toxicity very strong toxic (whole)
Animal toxicity very strong toxic (whole)

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 18 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 20
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Digitalis lutea habit picture by Giacomo (cc-by-sa)
Digitalis lutea habit picture by Chris Georges (cc-by-sa)
Digitalis lutea habit picture by Jacques Louvel (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Digitalis lutea leaf picture by Véronique (cc-by-sa)
Digitalis lutea leaf picture by Franco Colnago (cc-by-sa)
Digitalis lutea leaf picture by Fred Weller (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Digitalis lutea flower picture by Véronique (cc-by-sa)
Digitalis lutea flower picture by Véronique (cc-by-sa)
Digitalis lutea flower picture by Franco Colnago (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Digitalis lutea fruit picture by Petra Petry (cc-by-sa)
Digitalis lutea fruit picture by Chris Georges (cc-by-sa)
Digitalis lutea fruit picture by Corrado (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Digitalis lutea world distribution map, present in Canada, France, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:802039-1
WFO ID wfo-0000647340
COL ID 36393
BDTFX ID 22412
INPN ID 94945
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Digitalis aurea Digitalis intermedia Digitalis ornata Digitalis acuta Digitalis lutea Digitalis nutans Digitalis obtusa Digitalis parviflora Digitalis fontanesii Digitalis guellii Digitalis lutea var. pubescens Digitalis lutea var. media Digitalis lutea var. minor

Lower taxons

Digitalis lutea subsp. australis