Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) - geograph.org.uk - 942492

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Summary[edit] Description: English: Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea). This plant was growing close to the edge of the Devil's Pulpit (a deep gorge): 831079. As is well known, it is poisonous, containing digitoxin (which can be used to treat certain heart conditions, though with the disadvantage that the difference between an ineffective dose and a fatal one is rather narrow). It also contains digoxigenin, a compound with important applications in molecular biology. Inside a foxglove flower, on the upper surface, two yellow rod-shaped pollinia (pollen-bearing structures) are visible. Bumble-bees can often be seen going in and out of foxglove flowers; the pollinia deposit some pollen on their backs. For some other common but very poisonous plants, see 963809 and 1014884. Date: 26 June 2005. Source: From geograph.org.uk. Author: Lairich Rig. Attribution(required by the license)Lairich Rig / Foxglove / CC BY-SA 2.0. Lairich Rig / Foxglove. Camera location56° 01′ 57″ N, 4° 24′ 58″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 56.032610; -4.416200. Object location56° 01′ 57″ N, 4° 24′ 58″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 56.032530; -4.416000.