New data on the distribution area of the Atlas foxglove Digitalis atlantica (Pomel) / Nouvelles données sur l’aire de distribution de la Digitale de l’Atlas Digitalis atlantica (Pomel)

This study is a first aimed at searching for a plant strictly endemic to Algeria, Digitalis atlantica Pomel, for a possible evaluation of its conservation status. The research was conducted from March to July 2019 in the forests of the Babor mountains, in the north-eastern area of Kabylia, likely to contain this species. The discovery of three new locations of the Atlas foxglove, outside its historical occurrence, has allowed the collection of new data on this species and its range. The conservation of the species is expected to be problematic because the three new forests sites do not benefit from protected area status.