Symphytum | |
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Symphytum caucasicum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Boraginales |
Family: | Boraginaceae |
Subfamily: | Boraginoideae |
Genus: |
Symphytum L. |
Type species | |
Symphytum officinale L. |
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Species | |
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Symphytum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. Its species are known by the common name comfrey. There are up to 35 known species. Some species and hybrids, particularly S. officinale and S. × uplandicum, are used in gardening and herbal medicine.
Species include: