Digitalis purpurea subsp. purpurea
Stems 50–270 cm, hairy, hairs glandular and eglandular. Leaves: blade lanceolate to oblanceolate or obovate, 10–42 × 2–12 cm, margins coarsely serrate. Inflorescences secund, villous, hairs glandular and eglandular; bracts 14–50 mm. Pedicels pendent, 5–15 mm, villous, hairs glandular and eglandular. Flowers: sepals ovate-lanceolate, 9–25 × 2–13 mm, glabrous or villous, hairs glandular and eglandular; corolla tube pink-purple to white, funnelform, 25–60 mm, throat 20–25 mm diam., abaxial lip pendent, pink-purple to white, rounded, 8–10 mm. Capsules ovoid-conical, slightly 2-lobed, 10–17 mm, pilose. Seeds brown, cylindric to ovoid, 1 mm, reticulate-alveolate. 2n = 56 (Europe).
Phenology: Flowering May–Aug.
Habitat: Disturbed sites, roadsides, clearcuts, old fields, pastures.
Elevation: 0–1000 m.
Distribution
Introduced; St. Pierre and Miquelon, B.C., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.S., Ont., Que., Ark., Calif., Colo., Conn., Idaho, Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Mont., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Oreg., Pa., Utah, Vt., Wash., W.Va., Wis., Wyo., Europe, introduced also in Mexico, Central America, South America, Asia, Africa, Pacific Islands (New Zealand), Australia.
Discussion
Selected References
None.