Species guide
Foxglove
Toxic if eatenDigitalis purpurea
How to recognise it
A tall spike of tubular, bell-shaped flowers (purple, pink or white) with spotted throats, rising from a rosette of soft, fuzzy oval leaves.
Is it dangerous?
Contains potent heart-affecting compounds — poisonous if any part is eaten.
Commonly confused with
- Comfrey — before flowering the leaves look similar
What to do
Keep children and pets from eating it and wear gloves when handling. Seek medical care if ingested.
Never decide what's safe to eat or touch from a photo or a web page. Identification here is for learning and curiosity only. For anything you might eat, handle or that could harm you or a pet, consult a qualified local expert — and seek medical or veterinary care if exposure has happened.
Recorded 480,256 times in the wild worldwide.
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