Species
Symphytum officinale
Etymology
officinale: From the Latin officina shortened from opificina which originally meant 'workshop' but later came to mean a monastic storeroom, herb-room or pharmacy. Refers to the plant's medicinal value.
Common Name(s)
comfrey
Family
Boraginaceae
Flora Category
Vascular - Exotic
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The
National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
Structural Class
Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites
Flower Colours
Violet / Purple
Year Naturalised
1922
Origin
Europe, W. Asia
This page last updated on 18 Jan 2010