Foxglove facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea (Common Foxglove)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Plantaginaceae
Genus:	Digitalis L.
Species
About 20 species, including: Digitalis cariensis Digitalis ciliata Digitalis davisiana Digitalis dubia Digitalis ferruginea Digitalis grandiflora Digitalis laevigata Digitalis lanata Digitalis leucophaea Digitalis lutea Digitalis obscura Digitalis parviflora Digitalis purpurea Digitalis thapsi Digitalis trojana Digitalis viridiflora

Digitalis is a genus of about 20 species of herbaceous perennials shrubs, and biennals that are commonly called foxgloves. The genus is native to Europe, western and central Asia, and northwestern Africa.

The term digitalis is also used for preparations containing cardiac glycosides, particularly digoxin, extracted from plants of this genus.

Images for kids

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  Digitalis lutea

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  Pink common foxglove with bee

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  Hendrik Goltzius, A Foxglove in Bloom, 1592, National Gallery of Art, NGA 94900

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  A patch of Digitalis purpurea in Seattle

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  Digitalis purpurea -- light purple

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  Digitalis purpurea drawings by Franz Köhler

See also

In Spanish: Digitalis para niños