Digitalis minor L.

Spice Detail In the field In the field 2

Family: SCROPHULARIACEAE

Genus: Digitalis

Sinònims: Digitalis dubia Rod. Fem.

Catalan common name: Didalera. Didals. Herba de Santa Maria.

Spanish common name: Dedalera. Digital.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Cabrera. Dragonera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean (Balearic)

Uses and properties: Medicinal.

Plants protected by law: Balearic Catalogue.

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Rocky coastlines. Rock crevices and cliff faces. Rock creviceses.

Characteristics: This is one of the most beautiful endemic plant species in the Balearics. The foxglove is unmistakable with its hanging pinkish flowers. It lives in rocky crags, often colonising the soil at the foot of mountain cliff faces. Varieties with leaves without hairs and white flowers have been described.