Biology:Symphytum grandiflorum
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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. grandiflorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Symphytum grandiflorum | |
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Symphytum grandiflorum, the creeping comfrey, or running comfrey[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae.[3] It is native to the Caucasus region, and introduced to various locales in Europe as a garden escapee.[1][4] A deer-tolerant perennial, it is hardy in USDA zones 5 through 8, and is recommended for borders and shady situations.[5] The unimproved species and a number of cultivars are commercially available. Also, it has been crossed with Russian comfrey (Symphytum × uplandicum) to produce the multi-cross hybrid Hidcote comfrey (Symphytum × hidcotense P. D. Sell, named after the Hidcote Manor Garden[6]), of which a range of ornamental cultivars are available.[7]
The official first formal scientific species description was published in 1846 by the Swiss botanist Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle (1806–1893). The specific epithet grandiflorum means "with large flowers".[8]
Close-up of flowers
Creeping habit
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Symphytum grandiflorum DC." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/120788-1.
- ↑ Lovejoy, Ann (2012). The Ann Lovejoy Handbook of Northwest Gardening. Seattle: Sasquatch Books. p. 413. ISBN 9781570618789. https://books.google.com/books?id=IDNPBAAAQBAJ&dq=hidcote+%22running+comfrey%22&pg=PT413. "Running comfrey, Symphytum grandiflorum, ... 'Hidcote Blue' ... 'Hidcote Pink'..."
- ↑ "Symphytum grandiflorum". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/17885/symphytum-grandiflorum/details. "Other common names; dwarf comfrey ... 8 suppliers"
- ↑ GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. "Symphytum grandiflorum DC.". GBIF Secretariat. https://www.gbif.org/species/4067302. "Synonyms ... Symphytum ciscaucasicum Gvin., ... Symphytum ibericum Stev., Symphytum ibericum Stev. ex M.Bieb., Symphytum ibericum subsp. abchasicum (Trautv.) Gvin., Symphytum ibericum var. abchasicum (Trautv.) Gvin."
- ↑ "Symphytum grandiflorum". Missouri Botanical Garden. https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=278021. "... large-flowered comfrey"
- ↑ https://bestlandscapeideas.com/comfrey-types-decorative-varieties-photos-of-plants/
- ↑ https://alienplantsbelgium.myspecies.info/content/symphytum-xhidcotense
- ↑ Lorraine Harrison, Le latin du jardinier. Editions Marabout, 2012.
Wikidata ☰ Q17417209 entry
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