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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Digitalis |
| Species: | D. minor
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| Digitalis minor L.
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Digitalis minor is a species of flowering plant commonly called dwarf Spanish foxglove in family Plantaginaceae.[2] It is a biennial or short lived perennial species endemic to the Balearic islands.
Description
This species is biennial or short lived perennial with pink, pendulous flowers. It is found in its native environment in rocky areas where it inhabits cracks in rocks and cliffs, on wet rocks, and in rock fissures, in sunny and shady areas.[3]
Distribution
D. minor is endemic to Mallorea, Menorca, and Cabrera of the Baleaic islands.[4]
Varieties
There are two varieties:[4]
- Digitalis minor var. minor which is covered with pubescent hairs (trichomes).
- Digitalis minor var. palaui (Garcias Font & Marcos) Hinz & which is hairless (glabrous).
Pharmacology
Digitalis minor produces cardenolide chemicals.[5]
References
- ^ http://plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:802056-1
- ^ https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/156004/i-Digitalis-minor-i/Details
- ^ http://herbarivirtual.uib.es/es/general/495/especie/digitalis-minor-l-
- ^ a b Chittaranjan Kole (1 September 2011). Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources: Plantation and Ornamental Crops. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 78–. ISBN 978-3-642-21201-7.
- ^ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/51215794_Population_Genetic_Study_in_the_Balearic_Endemic_Plant_Species_Digitalis_minor_Scrophulariaceae_Using_RAPD_Markers