Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Boraginaceae (Forget-Me-Not family)
Genus: Symphytum (Comfrey)
Symphytum officinale L. - Common Comfrey
Symphytum tuberosum L. - Tuberous Comfrey
Symphytum bulbosum K. F. Schimp. - Bulbous Comfrey
Symphytum cordatum Willd.
Symphytum x uplandicum Nyman - Comfrey
30–120 cm tall. <span class="v1">flowers:</span> bell- or funnel-shaped to long-tubular, <ba><b>mostly reddish to violet</b></ba>. <span class="v1">pedicels:</span> pendulous. <span class="v1">corolla-tube:</span> much longer than the corolla-lobes. <span...
The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
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The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, Grünland u. dwarfstrauchheiden, ruderal vegetation, fields, vineyards, parks, gardens
in nutritious, moist to wet habitats