Digitalis grandiflora from Kashmir

[Gurcharan Singh]

Digitalis grandiflora Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8 4 corr. 1768.

syn: Digitalis flava Georgi; D. ochroleuca Jacq.; D. ambigua Murray

Common name: Yellow foxglove, large yellow foxglove

A perennial herb growing up to 1.5 m tall with ovate lanceolate finely serrulate leaves and darker yellow 2.5-3.5 cm long bell-shaped  flowers specked with brown, carried on up to 60 cm long spikes.

May sometimes be confused with D. lutea the Straw foxglove, which however is shorter, with narrower leaves, pale yellow up to 2 cm long and narrower flowers with tube almost of same breadth throughout.

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
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[Satish Phadke]

Good one. New to me like many others from Kashmir. Had never seen the yellow variety.
Dr Phadke

[Satish Phadke]

Just for compilation it comes under family : Plantaginaceae.

[Balkar Arya]

thanks Sir for sharing nice pics

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Regards

Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
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