Symphytum
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This article is about the genus. For the use of comfrey in gardening and herbal medicine, see Comfrey.
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | (unplaced) |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Symphytum |
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Symphytum is a genus in the Boraginaceae family. Its species are known by the common name comfrey. Some species and hybrids, particularly S. officinale and S. × uplandicum, are used in gardening and herbal medicine.
Species include:
- Symphytum asperum (synonym: S. asperrimum) – Prickly Comfrey, Rough Comfrey
- Symphytum bulbosum – Bulbous Comfrey
- Symphytum caucasicum – Caucasian Comfrey
- Symphytum ibericum – Creeping Comfrey
- Symphytum officinale – Comfrey
- Symphytum orientale – White Comfrey
- Symphytum tauricum – Crimean Comfrey
- Symphytum tuberosum – Tuberous Comfrey
- Symphytum × uplandicum (S. asperum × S. officinale, synonym: S. peregrinum) – Russian Comfrey, Healing Herb, Blackwort, Bruisewort, Wallwort, Gum Plant
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