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Bulbous Comfrey

Symphytum bulbosum

Bulbous Comfrey
Photo: Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Boraginaceae (Borage family)
Grows as
Bulb
Native range
SC. & S. Europe to NW. Türkiye
Climate
temperate

About

Symphytum bulbosum, common name bulbous comfrey, is a flowering plant of the genus Symphytum in the family Boraginaceae.

Where it grows

It is native to the Mediterranean region and it is present at an elevation of 0–1,000 metres (0–3,281 ft) above sea level.

Other Symphytum plants

Prickly comfrey · Caucasian Comfrey · Creeping comfrey · Common comfrey · White Comfrey · Tuberous comfrey · Comfrey

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Symphytum bulbosum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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