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Common Foxglove Wild specimen found in the Heeswijk forest. Despite its name, it's not that common, the plant has been on the red list of endangered plants for a while, yet is recovering. Common Foxglove,Digitalis purpurea,Geotagged,Heesch,The Netherlands Click/tap to enlarge

Common Foxglove

Wild specimen found in the Heeswijk forest. Despite its name, it's not that common, the plant has been on the red list of endangered plants for a while, yet is recovering.

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The Purple foxglove

"Digitalis purpurea" is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family Scrophulariaceae, native to and widespread throughout most of temperate Europe. It is also naturalised in parts of North America and some other temperate regions. The plants are well known as the original source of the heart medicine digoxin.

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Similar species: Lamiales
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Jul 1, 2012. Captured Jun 30, 2012 15:50 in Slabroek, 5406 Uden, The Netherlands.
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  • NIKON D7000
  • f/13.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO400
  • 105mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.