Digitalis thapsi

Digitalis thapsi
Digitalis thapsi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Scrophulariaceae
Genus:	Digitalis
Species:	D. thapsi
Binomial name
Digitalis thapsi L.
Synonyms
Homotypic: Digitalis purpurea proles thapsi (L. Font Quer in Bol. Farm. Militar 3: 128. 1925.) Digitalis purpurea subsp. thapsi (L. Font Quer, Pl. Medic. 619. 1962, comb. inval.) Digitalis purpurea subsp. thapsi (L. Rivas Goday in Farmacogn. 5: 144. 1946.) Heterotypic: Digitalis thapsi f. albiflora (C.Vicioso , in sched., nom. nud.) Digitalis thapsi f. albiflora (R.Fern. in Mem. Soc. Brot. 6: 50. 1950.)

Digitalis thapsi, also known as Spanish Peaks Foxglove and Fingerhut Foxglove^[1], is a toxic^[1] flowering plant native to Spain. It has flowers colored rosy pink, red-tinged like raspberry, which bloom in late spring. It is also known for attracting hummingbirds.

Physical description

A specimen of D.thapsi.

This plant has pink and trumpet-shaped flowers during late spring or early summer. Its leaves are oblanceolate in shape. The flowers, stems and leaves are covered with tiny hairs, giving it a soft appearance.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Dave's Garden. "PlantFiles: Fingerhut Foxglove Digitalis thapsi 'Spanish Peaks'". http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/38369/. 

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