Digitalis lanata

Digitalis lanata, vernacularly often called woolly foxglove or Grecian foxglove, is a species of foxglove, a flowering plant in the plantain family Plantaginaceae. It gets its name due to the woolly indumentum of the leaves. D. lanata, like other foxglove species, is toxic in all parts of the plant. Symptoms of digitalis poisoning include nausea, vomiting, severe headache, dilated pupils, problems with eyesight, and convulsions at the worst level of toxicity. The plant is also harmful to other animals.

Digitalis lanata
flowering in situ on the island of Thasos, Greece
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Digitalis
Species:
D. lanata
Binomial name
Digitalis lanata
Ehrh., 1792
Synonyms
  • Digitalis epiglottidea Brera ex Steud.
  • Digitalis eriostachya Besser ex Rchb.
  • Digitalis nova Winterl ex Lindl.
  • Digitalis orientalis Elmig.
  • Digitalis winterli Roth
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