Digitalis viridiflora

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Plantaginaceae
Tribus: Digitalideae
Genus: Digitalis
Sectio: D. sect. Grandiflorae
Species: Digitalis viridiflora
Name

Digitalis viridiflora Lindl., Digital. Monogr.: 21, t. 18 (1821).
Synonyms

Heterotypic
Digitalis grandiflora var. macedonica Formánek, Verh. Naturf. Vereins Brünn 30: 68 (1892).
Digitalis lutea Sm. in J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith, Fl. Graec. Prodr. 1: 439 (1809), nom. illeg. non L.
Digitalis nadji Heldr. & Charrel, Emp. Ottom. Geogr. Bot.: 33 (1892).

Hybrids

D. × charrelii – D. × rhodopaea
Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
Regional: Southeastern Europe
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia (North Macedonia, Serbia & Kosovo).

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Lindley, J. 1821. Digitalium Monographia; Sistens Historiam Botanicam Generis, Tabulis Omnium Specierum Hactenus Cognitarum Illustratam, ut Plurimum Confectis ad Icones Ferdinandi Bauer penes Gulielmum Catley, Arm.... Cura Johannis Lindley. Londini [London] 27 pp., XXVIII pl. Reference page.

Links

USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Digitalis viridiflora in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 28-Oct-07.

Vernacular names
čeština: náprstník zelenokvětý
Deutsch: Grünblütiger Fingerhut

Digitalis viridiflora is a species of flowering plant commonly called green foxglove in family Plantaginaceae. It is a perennial species with greenish-yellow flowers produced on stems that grow 60 to 80cm tall. It is native to the Balkans.[1] It is found growing in woodlands and heaths.[2]

Description

Digitalis viridiflora is a herbaceous, perennial foxglove, growing up to 80cm tall. It has upright flowering stems with many greenish-yellow flowers that have some brownish-red spotting and mottling of the throats. The foliage is covered with pubescent hairs (trichomes).[3] It has 56 chromosomes.[4]
Distribution

It is native to Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Thrace (Turkey), and areas within the region of the former Yugoslavia.[5]
Cultivation

Green foxglove is a perennial grown in gardens for its distinctive greenish-yellow flower color and it being adaptable to partial shade; it has a dense habit and the flowering stems make long-lasting cut flowers.[6] It is propagated by seed and by division of plants in early spring.
References

"Digitalis viridiflora | green foxglove/RHS Gardening". www.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
Christopher Gardner; Basak Gardner (6 March 2020). Flora of the Mediterranean: An Illustrated Guide. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 144–. ISBN 978-1-4729-8268-1.
T. G. Tutin; V. H. Heywood; N. A. Burges (28 December 1972). Flora Europaea: Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. Cambridge University Press. p. 239. ISBN 978-0-521-08489-5.
"CCDB server". ccdb.tau.ac.il. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
"Digitalis viridiflora Lindl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
Alison Hoblyn (17 February 2009). Green Flowers: Unexpected Beauty for the Garden, Container or Vase. Timber Press. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-60469-149-8.