Digitalis isabelliana
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Digitalis isabelliana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Plantaginaceae |
Genus: | Digitalis |
Species: | D. isabelliana
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Binomial name | |
Digitalis isabelliana (Webb) Linding.
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Synonyms | |
Callianassa isabelliana Webb Isoplexis isabelliana |
Digitalis isabelliana (isoplexis isabelliana)[1] known commonly as Isabel's foxglove, Canary Island foxglove, or Gran Canaria Pineforest foxglove,[2] is a type of flowering shrub, one of three types of foxglove species native to the Canary Islands.[3]
Digitalis isabelliana is a broadleaf evergreen perennial shrub, growing up to 4 feet in height, with a spread of about 3 feet across. Leaves are broadly ovate, dark green and serrated. Flowers are russet, orange or terracotta in colour, with long, beak-shaped hoods, and growing in long spikes.[4][5]
Digitalis isabelliana is considered a critically endangered species.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Digitalis isabelliana (DIKIS)[Overview]| EPPO Global Database". gd.eppo.int. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
- ^ "Plants Database". September 20, 2024.
- ^ a b "Digitalis isabelliana (Webb) Linding. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
- ^ "Digitalis isabelliana | plant lust". plantlust.com. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
- ^ "Digitalis isabelliana | Isabel&s;s foxglove Shrubs/RHS". www.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-20.