Digitalis isabelliana, known commonly as Canary Island foxglove, Isabel's foxglove, or Gran Canaria Pineforest foxglove,[3] is a type of flowering shrub, one of three species of foxglove native to the Canary Islands.[2]
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| Digitalis isabelliana at Los Tilos de Moya, Gran Canaria | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Digitalis |
| Section: | Isoplexis |
| Species: | D. isabelliana
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| Binomial name | |
| Digitalis isabelliana | |
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Description
editDigitalis 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.[4][5]
Distribution and habitat
editDigitalis 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.[4][6] In the wild it favours damp and wooded areas.[7]
Conservation
editD. isabelliana is considered an endangered species due to diminishing habitat, with few large colonies.[4][2][8]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "Digitalis isabelliana". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "Plants Database". September 20, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Digitalis isabelliana (Webb) Linding" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ "Digitalis isabelliana | Isabel's foxglove Shrubs/RHS". www.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
- ^ "Digitalis isabelliana (Webb) Linding". Biocan (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ "Digitalis isabelliana". www.tropicalbritain.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
- ^ Carvalho, J. (1998). "CONSERVATION STATUS AND PRELIMINAR RESULTS ON THEPHYLOGENETICS OF ISOPLEXIS (LINDL.) BENTH. (SCROPHULARIACEAE) AN ENDEMIC MACARONESIAN GENUS". Researchgate.