Digitalis purpurea L.
(Foxglove)

Interactions where Digitalis purpurea is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
is foodplant of larva Major Napomyza scrophulariae a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Napomyza scrophulariae/Napomyza scrophulariaea leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Digitalis purpurea/Digitalis purpureafoxgloveMajor larva feeds on
(live) live is associate of adult Dicyphus pallicornis a plantbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Dicyphus (Idolocoris) pallicornis/Dicyphus (Idolocoris) pallicornisa plantbugadult Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Digitalis purpurea/Digitalis purpureafoxglovelive (late 7-5)adult is associated with live
(live) live is associate of nymph Dicyphus pallicornis a plantbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Dicyphus (Idolocoris) pallicornis/Dicyphus (Idolocoris) pallicornisa plantbugnymph Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Digitalis purpurea/Digitalis purpureafoxglovelive (6,8-9)nymph is associated with live
leaf (esp basal) (live, evenutally yellowish then brown) live, evenutally yellowish then brown leaf (esp basal) is parasitised by acervulus of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph Colletotrichum fuscum a Digitalis leaf spot (causative organism) Glomerellaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Colletotrichum fuscum/Colletotrichum fuscuma Digitalis leaf spot (causative organism)acervulusColletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Digitalis purpurea/Digitalis purpureafoxglovelive, evenutally yellowish then brownleaf (esp basal) (10-11)acervulus of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph parasitises live, evenutally yellowish then brown leaf (esp basal)
leaf leaf is spotted by pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phyllosticta digitalis a coelomycete Botryosphaeriales: Phyllostictaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta digitalis/Phyllosticta digitalisa coelomycetepycnidiumPhyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Digitalis purpurea/Digitalis purpureafoxgloveleaf (8)pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on leaf
leaf (fading) fading leaf is spotted by minute, scattered pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Septoria digitalis a Digitalis leaf-spot (causative organism) Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria digitalis/Septoria digitalisa Digitalis leaf-spot (causative organism)minute, scatteredpycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Digitalis purpurea/Digitalis purpureafoxglovefadingleaf (7)minute, scattered pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on fading leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous colony of sporangium UK/Ireland Peronospora digitalis Foxglove Downy Mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Peronospora digitalis, Hall, G., 1994
A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Peronospora digitalis/Peronospora digitalisfoxglove downy mildewhypophyllouscolonysporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Digitalis purpurea/Digitalis purpureafoxgloveliveleaf hypophyllous colony of sporangium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by mostly hypophyllous, punctiform to subeffuse, greyish white caespituli of Ramularia anamorph UK/Ireland Mycosphaerella mariae an ascomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Mycosphaerella mariae/Mycosphaerella mariaean ascomycetemostly hypophyllous, punctiform to subeffuse, greyish whitecaespituliRamularia anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Digitalis purpurea/Digitalis purpureafoxgloveliveleaf mostly hypophyllous, punctiform to subeffuse, greyish white caespituli of Ramularia anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by few, immersed pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph Ascochyta moelleriana a coelomycete Pleosporales Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Ascochyta moelleriana/Ascochyta moellerianaa coelomycetefew, immersedpycnidiumAscochyta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Digitalis purpurea/Digitalis purpureafoxgloveliveleaf few, immersed pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
stem (near base) (dead) dead stem (near base) is decayed by apothecium Pyrenopeziza digitalina a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Pyrenopeziza digitalina/Pyrenopeziza digitalinaa discomyceteapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Digitalis purpurea/Digitalis purpureafoxglovedeadstem (near base) (4-7)apothecium is saprobic on dead stem (near base)
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by erumpent pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Phomopsis digitalis a coelomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Phomopsis digitalis/Phomopsis digitalisa coelomyceteerumpentpycnidiumPhomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Digitalis purpurea/Digitalis purpureafoxglovedeadstem (3)erumpent pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by fruitbody Erythricium laetum a resupinate basidiomycete Corticiales: Corticiaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Corticiales/Corticiaceae/Erythricium laetum/Erythricium laetuma resupinate basidiomycetefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Digitalis purpurea/Digitalis purpureafoxglovedeadstem fruitbody is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dying) dying stem is spotted by minute, scattered pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Septoria digitalis a Digitalis leaf-spot (causative organism) Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria digitalis/Septoria digitalisa Digitalis leaf-spot (causative organism)minute, scatteredpycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Digitalis purpurea/Digitalis purpureafoxglovedyingstem (7)minute, scattered pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on dying stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Braun, U., 1998Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol IIPhytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Grove, W.B., 1935British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidiaVol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press
Hall, G., 1994Peronospora digitalisI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1193.
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Preece, T.F., 2002A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles33pp, British Mycological Society
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDigitalis purpurea (Foxglove)
GenusDigitalis (foxgloves)
FamilyPLANTAGINACEAE (toadflaxes, speedwells, foxgloves and plantains)
OrderLAMIALES (dead-nettles, eye-brights, foxgloves and speedwells)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove)

Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove):

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