Symphytum
''Symphytum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae, known by the common name comfrey (pronounced , from the Latin confervere to 'heal' or literally to 'boil together', referring to uses in ancient traditional medicine). ''Symphytum'' is native to northern temperate regions of Asia and North America, with a wide introduced distribution on both continents. There are 59 recognized species. Some species and Hybrid plant, hybrids, particularly ''Symphytum officinale, S. officinale'', ''Symphytum grandiflorum'', and Symphytum × uplandicum, ''S.'' × ''uplandicum'', are used in gardening and herbal medicine. Species in the genus ''Symphytum'' are different from ''Andersonglossum virginianum'', known as wild comfrey, which is another member of the borage family. Species 27 species are accepted. *''Symphytum aintabicum'' *''Symphytum anatolicum'' *''Symphytum asperum'' – prickly comfrey, rough comfrey *''Symphytum × bicknellii'' *''Symphytum bornmuell ...
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