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Synonyms: | |
Common names: | Foxglove (English) |
Frequency: | Rare as an escape |
Status: | Introduced |
Description: |
Usually biennial herb to c.1 m. Stems simple, erect. Leaves with a winged petiole. Flowers numerous, arranged in a raceme, pendent. Corolla 4-5 cm, usually pinkish-purple with deeper purple spots on a white background inside the lower part of the tube. Capsule ovoid. |
Notes: | A rare escape from gardens, occurring in high rainfall parts of the Eastern Highlands. |
Derivation of specific name: | purpurea: purple |
Habitat: | On roadside verges, in old plantations and disturbed places. |
Altitude range: (metres) | |
Flowering time: | Oct - Dec |
Worldwide distribution: | Native to Western Europe, from Norway south to Spain, and North Africa. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
Growth form(s): | |
Endemic status: | |
Red data list status: | |
Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Tuesday 11 December 2007 |
Literature: |
Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 128 - 129. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 265. (Includes a picture). Philcox, D. (1990). Scrophulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(2) Pages 77 - 80. (Includes a picture). Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 176. |
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