Symphytum L.
(comfreys)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Symphytum grandiflorum
Creeping Comfrey
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 		Species 10 images
Symphytum officinale
Common Comfrey
Flowers (Click to open)
 		Species 3 images
Symphytum officinale x asperum = S. x uplandicum
Russian comfrey
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 		Species hybrid 27 images
Symphytum officinale x asperum x grandiflorum = S. ’Hidcote Blue’
Hidcote Comfrey
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 		Cultivar 30 images
Symphytum orientale
White Comfrey
Flowers (Click to open)
 		Species 8 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusSymphytum (comfreys)
FamilyBORAGINACEAE (borages, comfreys and forget-me-nots)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Symphytum (comfreys) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Symphytum (comfreys)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 51 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Symphytum (comfreys)
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