Boraginaceae
Russian comfrey
Symphytum × uplandicum
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Symphytum
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Common names
By language (12)
- Chinese
- 山地聚合草
- Danish
- Foder-Kulsukker, Foderkulsukker
- Dutch
- Bastaardsmeerwortel
- English
- Russian comfrey, Quaker comfrey, Comfrey
- Finnish
- Ruotsinraunioyrtti
- German
- Futter-Beinwell, Bastard-Beinwell
- hsb
- Zahrodne kosćadło
- Icelandic
- Benjavalurt
- Igbo
- Russian comfrey
- Norwegian
- Mellomvalurt
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Mellomvalurt
- Swedish
- Uppländsk vallört
Synonyms
- Symphytum coeruleum Petitm. ex Thell.
- Symphytum coeruleum Petitm. ex Thell.
- Symphytum densiflorum Buckn.
- Symphytum discolor Buckn.
- Symphytum lilacinum Buckn.
- Symphytum uplandicum f. coeruleum (Petitm. ex Thell.) P.D.Sell
- Symphytum uplandicum f. densiflorum (Buckn.) P.D.Sell
- Symphytum uplandicum f. discolor (Buckn.) P.D.Sell
- Symphytum uplandicum f. lilacinum (Buckn.) P.D.Sell
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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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.