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Purple foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

Plants
DeadlyIntroducedHerbBiennialPurple flowersjuin to septembre
Purple foxglove, photo 1 of 5
Purple foxglove, In flower
Purple foxglove, photo 3 of 5
1.5 mHeight

Deadly. Biennial herbaceous plant reaching 1.5 m. Introduced to Québec. Grows in thickets and in fields. Purple flowers, from June to September.

There are 75 observations of Purple foxglove in Québec, mostly in Laurentides, Capitale-Nationale and Estrie, and it has been reported in 13 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Laurentides19
  2. Capitale-Nationale12
  3. Estrie10
  4. Montréal7
  5. Outaouais7
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches4
  7. Mauricie4
  8. Lanaudière3
  9. Montérégie3
  10. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  12. Centre-du-Québec1
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1

Habitat

ThicketsNicholas A. Tonelli
FieldsHubert Figuière
MountainJosyan Pierson

Similar species

Yellow foxgloveDigitalis grandiflora
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Straw foxgloveDigitalis lutea
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Common mulleinVerbascum thapsus
Garden snapdragonAntirrhinum majus
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Common borageBorago officinalis
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Common comfreySymphytum officinale
Black mulleinVerbascum nigrum
Spotted bellflowerCampanula punctata
Woolly hedgenettleStachys byzantina
Obedient plantPhysostegia virginiana
HollyhockAlcea rosea
Digitalis penstemonPenstemon digitalis