Genus of flowering plants in the borage family Boraginaceae
This article is about the genus of plants known as comfrey. For the place, see Comfrey, Minnesota.
Symphytum
Symphytum caucasicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Asterids
Order:
Boraginales
Family:
Boraginaceae
Subfamily:
Boraginoideae
Genus:
Symphytum L.
Type species
Symphytum officinale
L.
Species
See text.
Symphytum is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae, known by the common name comfrey (pronounced /ˈkʌmfri/, from the Latin confervere to 'heal' or literally to 'boil together', referring to uses in ancient traditional medicine).
Symphytum is native to northern temperate regions of Asia and North America, with a wide introduced distribution on both continents.[1] There are 59 recognized species.[1] Some species and hybrids, particularly S. officinale, Symphytum grandiflorum, and S. × uplandicum, are used in gardening and herbal medicine. Species in the genus Symphytum are different from Andersonglossum virginianum, known as wild comfrey, which is another member of the borage family.[2]
^ ab"Symphytum L." The World Flora Online. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
^USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Cynoglossum virginianum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
Symphytum is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae, known by the common name comfrey (pronounced /ˈkʌmfri/, from the Latin confervere...
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Symphytum grandiflorum, the creeping comfrey, or running comfrey is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae. It is native to the Caucasus...
Symphytum bulbosum, common name bulbous comfrey, is a flowering plant of the genus Symphytum in the family Boraginaceae. Symphytum bulbosum can reach a...
Symphytum caucasicum, the beinwell, blue comfrey, or Caucasian comfrey, is an ornamental plant of genus Symphytum in the family Boraginaceae, which is...
Symphytum tuberosum, the tuberous comfrey, is a species of Symphytum in the family Boraginaceae. Tuberous comfrey flowers from April to June, however it...
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view) Gladiolus imbricatus (drepanium) Cincinnus (lateral and top view) Symphytum officinale (cincinnus) Rhipidium (lateral and top view) Canna sp. (rhipidium)...
per-day nectar production per flower, with the exception of common comfrey (Symphytum officinale). Himalayan balsam is native to the Himalayas, specifically...
plants that placed in the top ten, with the exception of common comfrey, Symphytum officinale. It is widely planted in temperate regions as an ornamental...
accumulation of nutrients from the subsoil in the case of creeping comfrey (Symphytum ibericum), and even food production in the case of Rubus tricolor. Owing...
Rochelia: Rochelia disperma (L.f.) K.Koch, not indigenous Genus Symphytum: Symphytum bulbosum K.F.Schimp. not indigenous Genus Trichodesma: Trichodesma...
viper's bugloss, but also Anchusa officinalis and plants from the genus Symphytum. Pupae are attached to dead wood. Lepidoptera of Belgium Recent sightings...
generation. The caterpillars are polyphagous. They mainly feed on comfrey (Symphytum officinale), but also on a number of other plants (Urtica, Cynoglossum...
(Heracleum), water pennywort (Hydrocotyle), Asteraeceae, Filipendula, Symphytum and grass embedded with its teeth. A stable isotope analysis of the terminal...
that A. virginianum may possibly be a replacement or a substitute for Symphytum officinale (also known as comfrey). For a long time, A. virginianum has...
multiflora (synonym Polygonum multiflorum), glycyrrhizin, Senecio and Symphytum. The herbs indicated as being hepatotoxic included Dictamnus dasycarpus...
Karvy The plant is anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and anti-rheumatic. Symphytum officinale Comfrey It has been used as a vulnerary and to reduce inflammation...
Ageratina Various species of Eupatorium Particularly Eupatorium perfoliatum Symphytum officinale, a garden herb also called comfrey Boneset, an album by Diane...
multiflora (synonym Polygonum multiflorum), glycyrrhizin, Senecio and Symphytum. The evidence suggests that hepatotoxic herbs also include Dictamnus dasycarpus...
damage, cancer Comfrey comphrey, blackwort, common comfrey, slippery root Symphytum officinale Liver damage, cancer Country mallow heartleaf, silky white...
Schimper died on December 21, 1867, in Schwetzingen. Beschreibung des Symphytum Zeyheri und seiner zwei deutschen verwandten der S. bulbosum Schimper...
genus is monophyletic and very close genetically to the sister genus Symphytum. Four of the five species are found only in northwest Africa, Corsica...
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