Common name
English: Common comfrey
German: Echter Beinwell
Mandarin: 聚合草 (ju he cao)
Portuguese: Confrei
English: Common comfrey
German: Echter Beinwell
Mandarin: 聚合草 (ju he cao)
Portuguese: Confrei
Kingdom: Plantae (2597)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2494)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2109)
Order: Solanales (94)
Family: Solanaceae (48)(family description)
Genus: Symphytum (1)
Epithet: officinale L. (6)
Synonym: Symphytum uliginosum Kern.
officinale => of practical use to man; official species in commerce, especially for medicinal purposes
uliginosum => growing in swamps or marshes
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb
Flower colour: purple, white
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