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Digitalis isabelliana

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Species of plant in the foxglove family

Digitalis isabelliana
Digitalis isabelliana at Los Tilos de Moya, Gran Canaria
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Digitalis
Section: Isoplexis
Species: D. isabelliana
Binomial name
Digitalis isabelliana
(Webb) Linding.
Synonyms
  • Callianassa isabelliana Webb
  • Digitalis canariensis var. isabelliana (Webb) Linding.
  • Isoplexis isabelliana (Webb) Mansf.

Digitalis isabelliana, known commonly as Canary Island foxglove, Isabel's foxglove, or Gran Canaria Pineforest foxglove, is a type of flowering shrub, one of three species of foxglove native to the Canary Islands.

Description

Digitalis isabelliana is a broadleaf evergreen perennial shrub, growing up to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) in height, with a much-branched woody base. The leaves are broadly ovate, dark green, glabrous, and with a serrated margin. The flowers are russet, orange or terracotta in colour, with long, beak-shaped hoods, and grow in long spikes.

Distribution and habitat

Digitalis isabelliana grows primarily in the subtropical biome of the Canary Islands, where it is endemic to Gran Canaria, where it occurs on the moister northeast and centre of the island, favouring the undergrowth beneath stands of Canary Islands pine. In the wild it favours damp and wooded areas.

Conservation

D. isabelliana is considered an endangered species due to diminishing habitat, with few large colonies.

References

  1. Salas Pascual, M.; Quintana Vega, G.; Hernández Negrín, E. (2011). "Isoplexis isabelliana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T162080A5530242. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T162080A5530242.en. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Digitalis isabelliana". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  3. "Plants Database". September 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "Digitalis isabelliana (Webb) Linding" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  5. "Digitalis isabelliana | Isabel's foxglove Shrubs/RHS". www.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  6. "Digitalis isabelliana (Webb) Linding". Biocan (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  7. "Digitalis isabelliana". www.tropicalbritain.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  8. Carvalho, J. (1998). "CONSERVATION STATUS AND PRELIMINAR RESULTS ON THEPHYLOGENETICS OF ISOPLEXIS (LINDL.) BENTH. (SCROPHULARIACEAE) AN ENDEMIC MACARONESIAN GENUS". Researchgate.
Taxon identifiers
Digitalis isabelliana
Isoplexis isabelliana
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