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Digitalis lanata

Authority Ehrh. Family Magnoliopsida:Asteridae:Scrophulariales:Scrophulariaceae Synonyms Common names dedaleira felpuda, digitale laineuse, Digitalis lanatae folium, foxglove, Grecian foxglove, wolliger Fingerhut, woolly foxglove Editor Ecocrop code 5320

Notes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION An erect herb. The plant may in the second year reach a height of 80-150 cm. The rosette leaves are 15-15 cm long and lanceolate. The inflorescence is a terminal, dense raceme, with white flowers with rust-brown veins. USES The leaves have medicinal properties. GROWING PERIOD Biennial. COMMON NAMES Grecian foxglove, Woolly foxglove. FURTHER INF Grecian foxglove is native of the Balkan peninsula in south-eastern Europe. Average yield of dry drug is 2.5-3.5 t/ha. Firm, dry clay, light drift sand and too humid soils are absolutely unusable for the cultivation of grecian foxglove.
Sources
SOURCES (D. lanata Ehrh.) Hornok L 1992 pp 228-231 [USE, DEP, KTMP, TEMP, LIG, RAIN, TEXT, FER]