Digitalis (/ˌdɪdʒɨˈteɪlɨs/ or /ˌdɪdʒɨˈtælɨs/) is a genus of about 20 species of herbaceous perennials, shrubs, and biennials commonly called foxgloves.This genus was traditionally placed in the figwort family Scrophulariaceae, but recent phylogenetic research has placed it in the much enlarged family Plantaginaceae. This genus is native to western and southwestern Europe, western and central Asia, Australasia and northwestern Africa.