Digitalis laevigata
| Digitalis laevigata | |
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| Flowers of Digitalis laevigata subsp. laevigata at the Civico Orto Botanico di Trieste | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Digitalis |
| Species: | D. laevigata |
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Digitalis laevigata Waldst. & Kit. |
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Digitalis laevigata, common name Grecian Foxglove or Giraffe Foxglove, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Digitalis, in the family Plantaginaceae.
Digitalis laevigata grows to about 70–90 centimetres (28–35 in) in height. This perennial herbaceous plant has erect stems with lance-shaped leaves, while basal leaves are oblong to ovate. It produces spires of orange or yellow-brown bell-shaped flowers with a large whitish lower lip and purple veined, speckled interiors. It blooms from May to July.
This species is native to southern Europe. It grows wild in The Balkans.
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