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| Flora of |
Himachal Pradesh |
| Botanical name |
Digitalis purpurea Linn. |
| Synonyms |
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| Family |
Scrophulariaceae |
| Plant Stage |
Flowering |
| Place of collection |
Khazziar Road , Dalhousie |
| Altitude (m) |
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| Date of Collection |
11-06-1971 |
| Accession No. |
13569 |
| Total Accessions |
30 |
| Shelf Placement Cup-Board No./ Pigeon hole No. |
21/l , 21/m |
| Remarks: Herbaceous biennial plant. Leaves are spirally arranged, simple, 10-35 cm long and 5-12 cm broad, grey-green, downy, and with a finely toothed margin; they form a tight rosette at ground level in the first year. The flowering stem develops in the second year, typically 1 to 2 m tall, sometimes larger. Flowers bell-shaped and tubular, 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 inches long, flattened above, inflated beneath, crimson outside above and paler beneath, the lower lip furnished with long hairs inside and marked with numerous dark crimson spots, each surrounded with a white border. |
| Identified by |
B.K.Kapahi |
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