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Digitalis minor L.

Dedalera, Digitalis Minor. José Quiles.

Digitalis minor L. This is one of the most beautiful endemic plant species in the Balearics. The foxglove is unmistakable with its hanging pinkish flowers.

The Digitalis minor L. 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.

Digitalis minor L. José Quiles.

Digitalis minor L.

Spanish common name: Dedalera. Digital.

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

Flowering time: May. June.

Uses and properties: Medicinal. Toxic.

Habitat: Rock creviceses.

Plants protected by law: Balearic Catalogue.

Status: Endemic.

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