Foxgloves (Digitalis purpurea) at Knypersley Reservoir - geograph.org.uk - 940487

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Summary[edit] Description: English: Foxgloves (Digitalis purpurea) at Knypersley Reservoir Growing in the dappled shade by the reservoir path. The foxglove is a familiar tall herb that produces 20-80 nodding pinky purple flowers on a long spike. The common name derives from the Anglo-Saxon 'foxes glofa' meaning foxes gloves, and refers to the tubular flowers, which are suggestive of the gloves of a small animal. The flowers were also known as 'witches' thimbles’ by Medieval herbalists. It is the source of digitoxin and digoxin used in modern medicine to control heart rate. Date: 11 June 2008. Source: From geograph.org.uk. Author: Kate Jewell. Attribution(required by the license)Kate Jewell / Foxgloves (Digitalis purpurea) at Knypersley Reservoir / CC BY-SA 2.0. Kate Jewell / Foxgloves (Digitalis purpurea) at Knypersley Reservoir. Camera location53° 05′ 30″ N, 2° 09′ 17″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 53.091700; -2.154700. Object location53° 05′ 30″ N, 2° 09′ 17″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 53.091700; -2.154700.