Digitalis ferrugineaL. - Rusty Foxglove
Scientific Description:
Sturdy biennial or perennial. Stem often solitary, to 1 m, unbranched. Cauline leaves oblong to oblong-lanceolate or linear, often pubescent on margin and on veins of lower surface. Raceme long, many-flowered, fairly to very dense; axis glabrous. Bracts linear-lanceolate. Calyx lobes ovate to oblong-elliptic, very obtuse, with a conspicuous scarious border, glabrous or with ciliolate margin. Corolla yellowish with brownish venation, (8−)15−35 mm; tube inflated, middle lobe of lower lip ovate, obtuse, much longer than adjacent lateral lobes, shorter than tube. Capsule glabrous.
subsp. ferrruginea L.
Corolla 18−34 mm; middle lobe of lower lip c. 8 mm broad.
Flowering time: June−September.
Habitat: Forests (Fagus L., Quercus L., Castanea Mill., Pinus L., Abies L.), clearings, rocky slopes and roadside banks, s.l.−2700 m.
Reference:
Davis PH (1978). Digitalis ferruginea L., In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 6: 681.
Public Description:
Digitalis ferruginea subsp. ferrruginea, commonly known as “rusty foxglove”, is a biennial or short-lived perennial plant growing to 1 m, which forms a rosette of dark green leaves and carries spikes of brown, tubular flowers. It is native to Hungary, Romania, Türkiye and the Caucasus. Due to all parts of this plant are poisoned, it may cause severe discomfort and vomiting if eaten. Contact with the leaves may also cause an allergic reaction.
References:
Anonymous 1 (2016). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digitalis_ferruginea /,Accessed date: 17.09.2016.
Anonymous 2 (2016). http://www.seedaholic.com/digitalis-ferruginea-rusty-foxglove.html/,Accessed date: 17.09.2016.
Özbek MU (2012). Digitalis L., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 671–672.