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Digitalis,
(English: Foxglove, Germany: Fingerhut) is a genus of about 20 species of biennial
or annual plants, previously classified into the Scrophulariaceae family.
According to new scientific
research in the field of genetics, these plants can be classified in the
Plantaginaceae family. The flower of this plant is shaped like a small bell and
its color is different according to species of purple, pink, white or yellow.
This plant originated from Europe, western and central Asia, as well as
northern Africa.
The most well known species
is Digitalis purpurea. It is a biennial plant and is often proliferated as an
ornamental plant because of its purple flowers. The first year, when the plant
grows, produces the base leaves, while the second year grows leaves and stems
that lengths of 0.5 to 2.5 meters.
The name
"digitalis" is also used for heart disease drugs, especially digoxin
extracted from this plant.
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