Boraginaceae

Ārstniecības tauksakne

Symphytum officinale L.

Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Symphytum

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Ārstniecības tauksakne (Symphytum officinale) — FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (54)

Arabic: شاغة مخزنية, سمفوطن طبي, أذن الحمار, حشيشة الحرح, سمفوطن, سنفيتون, سنفيتون طبي, لسان البقرة
arz: شاغه مخزنيه
Azerbaijani: Dərman xəndəkotu, Symphitum officinale
ba: Этҡолаҡ
Basque: Zolda-belar handi
Belarusian: Жывакост лекавы, Бурачнік, Жывакоснік, Жывакост
Bosnian: Gavez
Bulgarian: Черен оман, Черен оман; Зарасличе
Catalan: Consolda, Consolda major, Nualós, Orella d'ase, Consoude officinale
Chinese: 康復力, 聚合草, 友谊草, 山地聚合草, 爱国草
Croatian: Gavez
csb: Żëwòkòsc
Czech: Kostival lékařský
Danish: Læge-Kulsukker
Dutch: Gewone smeerwortel
English: Ārstniecības tauksakne, Common comfrey, Boneset, Consound, Cultivated comfrey, Knitbone, Quaker comfrey, Slippery-root
Esperanto: Oficina simfito
Estonian: Harilik varemerohi
Finnish: Rohtoraunioyrtti
French: Consoude officinale, Conflée, Grande consoude, Langue de vache, Oreille d'âne, Sirop de Fernel, Confée
German: Echter Beinwell, Arznei-Beinwell, Beinwell, Beinwurz, Bienenkraut, Gemeiner Beinwell, Hasenlaub, Komfrei
grc: Σύμφυτον ἄλλο
hsb: Lěkarske kosćadło
Hungarian: Fekete nadálytő
Icelandic: Valurt
Indonesian: Kompring
Irish: Compar
Italian: Borrana
Japanese: ヒレハリソウ, コンフリー
Korean: 컴프리, 캄프리
kw: Kolm an askorn
Lithuanian: Vaistinė taukė, Consoude officinale
Macedonian: Обичен гавез
mwl: Consolda-maior
Norwegian Bokmål: Valurt
Occitan: Èrba de la còpa
pcd: Iérpe-éd-coepure, Capéneu, Console, Cråche-rachin·ne, Crålàr, Gran·ne-consoute, Lanque-éd-buë, Lanque-éd-vaque
Persian: هماور
Polish: Żywokost lekarski
Portuguese: Confrei, Consolda, Chá-brasileiro, Consolda-maior
Quechua: Una llunku
Romanian: Tătăneasă
Russian: Окопник лекарственный
Serbian: Gavez, Гавез
sgs: Kaulažuolė
Slovak: Kostihoj lekársky
Slovenian: Navadni gabez
Spanish: Consuelda, Consuelda blanca, Consuelda mayor, Consuelda áspera, Consólida, Consólida mayor, Hierba de las cortaduras, Hierba de los cerdos
Swedish: Äkta vallört, Consoude officinale
szy: Nipaluma-kangbuli, kangboli
Turkish: Karakafes otu
Ukrainian: Живокіст лікарський, Окопник лікарський
Walloon: Cråsse raecene
Welsh: Llysiau'r cwlwm, Cyfardwf

Synonyms

Consolida major Garsault
Consolida major Gilib.
Symphytum album hort. ex Steud.
Symphytum ambiguum Pau.
Symphytum besseri Zaver.
Symphytum bohemicum F.W.Schmidt
Symphytum commune Faegri
Symphytum consolida Gueldenst.
Symphytum elatum Tausch
Symphytum majus Bubani
Symphytum microcalyx Opiz
Symphytum molle Janka
Symphytum patens Sibth.
Symphytum peregrinum Ledeb.
Symphytum rakosiense (Soó) Pénzes
Symphytum stenophyllum Beck

Flowers

In flower: April to June (from 2,790 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: cwarneke, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: giantcicada, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Евгения, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Michael Grundner, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: aga_l_, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.