Boraginaceae
Prickly comfrey
Symphytum asperum
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Symphytum
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Common names
By language (22)
- Arabic
- شاغة خشنة
- Armenian
- Քարխոտ կոշտ
- arz
- شاغه خشنه
- Azerbaijani
- Cod xəndəkotu
- Belarusian
- Жывакост жорсткі, Жывакост цвёрды
- Chinese
- 糙叶聚合草
- Czech
- Kostival drsný
- Danish
- Ru Kulsukker
- Dutch
- Ruwe smeerwortel
- English
- Prickly comfrey
- Estonian
- Kare varemerohi
- Finnish
- Tarharaunioyrtti
- French
- Consoude hérissée, Consoude rude
- German
- Rauer Beinwell, Kaukasus-Comfrey
- Icelandic
- Burstavalurt
- Irish
- Compar Rúiseach
- Macedonian
- Груб гавез
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Fôrvalurt
- Persian
- هماور زبر
- Russian
- Окопник жёсткий
- Swedish
- Fodervallört
- Welsh
- Cyfardwf arw
Synonyms
- Symphytum armeniacum Buckn.
- Symphytum asperrimum Donn
- Symphytum asperum var. armeniacum (Buckn.) Kurtto
- Symphytum echinatum Ledeb.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to August (from 315 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Afanasovich Alexey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: engagenosey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Emad Tahaei, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andre Hosper, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Marie Lorraine Quemeneur, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Anastasia Zaitseva, CC0, from iNaturalist Photo: stephkeps, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: alice descomble, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.