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Digitalis canariensis L. |
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APG-Fam.: Plantaginaceae / Plantain Fam.
Fam. tradit.: Scrophulariaceae / Figwort Fam.
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| Synon.: Isoplexis canariensis (L.) LOUDON |
| Genus: Digitalis L., Isoplexis (LINDL.) LOUDON |
The Canary Island Foxgloves is pollinated by a small bird, which visits the blooms. |
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| Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals | |||
| John Claudius Loudon (1783 - 1843), Scottish botanist and landscape architect | |||
| John Lindley (1799 - 1865), English botanist at Kew | |||
| Etymology: | |||
| Digitalis: | digitalis = thimble (blossom shape) | ||
| canariensis: | from the Canary Islands | ||
| Isoplexis: | isos = equal, plexis = stroke (crown split in two equal parts) | ||
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