Symphytum officinale Calflora

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Taxon Report

Symphytum officinale L.

Common comfrey

2000 Nick Kurzenko

2002 Dean Wm. Taylor

2020 Bob Sweatt

2005 Louis-M. Landry

Symphytum officinale is a perennial herb that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search (20 records) Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Symphytum
Family:	Boraginaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Symphytum officinale ssp. uliginosum
PLANTS	Symphytum uliginosum

More information about Symphytum officinale


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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 09/27/2022).