Purple Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
- Found in India
- Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Digitalis purpurea
- Genus
- Digitalis
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Found in India
- Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Jammu & Kashmir, Tamil Nadu
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
- Type
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Plantaginaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Plantaginaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Purple Foxglove
Purple Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) is a plant belonging to the Plantaginaceae family (Plantain family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate/basal rosette simple leaves, spike/raceme flower clusters, capsule fruit. It is usually grown in outdoor settings.

Plantaginaceae
Plantain family
Purple Foxglove belongs to the Plantaginaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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