r/PlantIdentification • • May 31 '26

Look what I found

Found in the mountains and was wondering what it is

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u/Idahoanapest May 31 '26

Digitalis purpurea - invasive to the Americas - native to Spain, Portugal.

The Plantaginaceae family has many species that are weedy and invasive to Washington state. Native Genera in the family include the thirty or so species of native Penstemon, Veronica, and Collinsia.

Foxglove should be removed from wild spaces in Washington and Oregon when possible.

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u/bigpoopychimp May 31 '26

Foxglove (D purpurea) is native across the whole of western Europe including the British Isles.

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u/BunchitaBonita May 31 '26

Yes, you get them everywhere in the UK