Foxglove Nre

The Foxglove (Digitalis) Biosecurity Program (the Program) details requirements for the declaration of Digitalis species in Tasmania. Requirements for the control and management of foxglove are prescribed by designated areas or designated purposes. Digitalis purpurea, the foxglove or common foxglove, is a toxic species of flowering plant in the plantain family Plantaginaceae, [2] native to and widespread throughout most of temperate Europe.

[3] It has also naturalized in parts of North America, as well as some other temperate regions. The plant is a popular garden subject, with many cultivars available. It is the original source of the.

Develop and publish clear, Tasmanian-specific best practice guidelines for safe, effective foxglove management, aligned with NRE Tasmania messaging and the Biosecurity Act. Foxglove, Digitalis purpurea Identification: Big, upright biennial; up to 12 feet tall. Large softly-hairy lower leaves with toothed edges, growing alternately and getting progressively smaller up the stem.

Pink. Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) is regarded as an environmental weed in Victoria and Tasmania. This garden escape has invaded moist and wet sclerophyll forest, riparian areas and rainforests in both of these states.,.

Proposed declaration of Digitalis species (foxgloves) Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (nre.tas.gov.au) The spread of foxglove is a statewide issue because is it difficult to control and used as a common garden plant. Foxglove - Declared Weed The Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania has declared common foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) a weed under the Biosecurity Act 2019. This means the import.

The Declaration does not include sterile varieties of Digitalis. Common foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) is the only naturalised foxglove listed in the Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania. The plant is widely grown as a garden ornamental across Tasmania and has become a widespread environmental weed.

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Foxglove is now a declared pest under Tasmania's Biosecurity Act 2019 and Biosecurity Regulations 2022. The importation, sale and distribution of foxglove in Tasmania is prohibited. This applies to all sexually reproductive species, sub-species, varieties, hybrids and cultivars of foxgloves (Digitalis species).

The declaration of foxglove as a pest was gazetted on 19 February 2025.