Symphytum asperum is a flowering plant of the genus Symphytum in the family Boraginaceae. Common names include rough comfrey[1] and prickly comfrey.[2] It is the tallest Symphytum species.[3] It is native to Asia, and it is known in Europe and North America as an introduced species and sometimes a weed. Symphytum × uplandicum, the naturally occurring hybrid with the common comfrey (Symphytum officinale), is the economically most important kind of comfrey.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Symphytum |
| Species: | S. asperum
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References edit
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Symphytum asperum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ Hills, Lawrence D. (2011-10-20). Comfrey: Past, Present and Future. Faber & Faber. ISBN 978-0-571-28091-9.
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