Digitalis purpurea

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Related to Digitalis purpurea: digoxin, digitoxin, digitalis toxicity

Digitalis purpurea

Herbal medicine
Popularly known as foxglove, see there.

Homeopathy
See Digitalis.

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Molecular evolutionary' characterization of P5[beta]R from Digitalis purpurea.

Effects of mineral salts, initial pH and precursors on digitoxin formation by shoot-forming cultures of Digitalis purpurea L.

Estimulacion de cardenolidos en brotes de Digitalis purpurea L. cultivados in vitro mediante elicitores

En las areas de claro con oferta luminica durante todo el dia, se observa la regeneracion de especies heliofilas como Ulex europaeus (20% cobertura), Digitalis purpurea (19% de cobertura), Rubus bogotensis (8% cobertura) y Pteridium aquilinum (5% de cobertura) principalmente, que utilizan mecanismos de propagacion reproductivo y vegetativo que les permite ocupar los micrositios de implantacion en el suelo luego de cortos periodos de tiempo, generando una fuerte competencia entre si por la dominancia en el area.

Evaluacion de la regeneracion de Acacia decurrens, Acacia melanoxylon y Ulex europaeus en areas en proceso de restauracion ecologica

We report differences in foraging behavior of three Andean bumblebee species on flowers of Digitalis purpurea (Scrophulariaceae).

Limitantes morfologicos y robo de nectar de tres especies de abejorros andinos (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Bombini)

Digitalis purpurea, being native seems to thrive anywhere, even in that most difficult of situations, dry shade.

GARDENING; Don't be foxed by familiar flowers

Scarcity of flower colour polymorphism in field populations of Digitalis purpurea L.

Natural selection against white petals in Phlox

Good choices include the pure white Cosmos 'Purity', Digitalis purpurea 'Alba', the white foxglove, and Cerastium Tomentosum 'Silver Carpet' (snow-in-summer), a vigorous mat-forming perennial which produces silvery white woolly foliage and a mass of pure white flowers when in bloom.

A night garden can really make the perfect end to a great day; Gardening

If you want seedlings to colour-match your flowerbeds, note that only the purple stalked seedlings of digitalis purpurea have purple flowers and the others have white.

YOUR GARDEN: FOXY LADIES; Fall in glove with wild perennials

William Withering was not the first to recognise the medical properties of digitalis purpurea, as the plant is properly called.

Keeping a finger on the pulse; ARCHIVE Digitalis purpurea gave one city doctor a hearty reputation, reveals Chris Upton

Despite its flashy appearance, Digitalis purpurea is surprisingly easy to grow.

Grow a floral fantasy

Foxgloves of many other kinds and colours are available, many of them bred from that native Digitalis purpurea, but, interesting though they are, I'll leave them for other people's gardens.

Many varieties of trouble-free plant

Atropa belladonna (deadly nightshade) n Colchicum autumnale (autumn crocus, meadow saffron) Conium maculatum (hemlock) n Daphne mezereum (mezereon) Datura stamonium (Jimsonweed) Digitalis purpurea (foxglove) Laburnum Oenanthe crocata (hemlock water dropwort

Wild Wales: Beware the killer plants; Alun Prichard on flowers that literally take your breath away