Digitalis laevigata

Digitalis laevigata
	Flowers of Digitalis laevigata subsp. laevigata at the Civico Orto Botanico di Trieste
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Plantaginaceae
Genus:	Digitalis
Species:	D. laevigata
Binomial name
	Digitalis laevigata; Waldst. & Kit.

Digitalis laevigata, common names Grecian foxglove or giraffe foxglove, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Digitalis, in the family Plantaginaceae.^[1]

Subspecies

Digitalis laevigata subsp. graeca (Ivanina) Werner
Digitalis laevigata subsp. laevigata Waldst. & Kit.

Description

Digitalis laevigata grows to about 70–90 centimetres (28–35 in) in height.

herbaceous plant has erect stems with lance-shaped leaves, while basal leaves are oblong to ovate. It produces spires of orange or yellow-brown bell-shaped flowers with a large whitish lower lip and purple veined, speckled interiors. It blooms from May to July.^[3]^[4]

Distribution

This species is native to southern Europe. It grows wild in the Balkans.

References

[1] Biolib

[2] Plant World

[3] Shoot Gardening

[4] Plants for a future

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