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Digitalis

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Also known as the foxglove genus, foxgloves

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Digitalis is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as foxgloves, which are widely recognized for their tall spires of colorful, bell-shaped flowers. These plants are medically important because they contain compounds that have been used to treat heart conditions, though they are toxic and require careful handling.

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Digitalis

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderLamiales
  5. FamilyPlantaginaceae
Native toBelgium, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Morocco, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain, Sweden
Observations recorded608,171

Digitalis Les digitales forment le genre Digitalis, environ vingt espèces de plantes herbacées classiquement placées dans la famille des Scrofulariacées. Les études récentes situent désormais ce genre dans les Plantaginacées. Les digitales sont originaires d'Europe, d'Afrique du nord-ouest et d'Asie occidentale et centrale. Ces plantes peuvent être très toxiques. L'absorption d'environ une dizaine de feuilles provoque des troubles graves sur un sujet humain de corpulence moyenne.

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  • Etymology
  • Taxonomy
  • Species
  • Hybrids
  • Systematics
  • Ecology
  • Uses
  • Historical uses
  • Medicinal uses
  • Variations
  • Mechanism of action
  • Molecular probes
  • Toxicity
  • In popular culture
  • References
  • External links

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Digitalis ( or ) is a genus of about 20 species of herbaceous perennial plants, shrubs, and biennials, commonly called foxgloves.

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