Symphytum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. Its species are known by the common name comfrey. Some species and hybrids, particularly S. officinale and S. × uplandicum, are used in gardening and herbal medicine.
Species include:
Symphytum asperum (synonym: S. asperrimum) – Prickly comfrey, rough comfreySymphytum bulbosum – Bulbous comfreySymphytum caucasicum – Caucasian comfreySymphytum ibericum – Creeping comfreySymphytum officinale – ComfreySymphytum orientale – White comfreySymphytum tauricum – Crimean comfreySymphytum tuberosum – Tuberous comfreySymphytum × uplandicum (S. asperum × S. officinale, synonym: S. peregrinum) – Russian comfrey, healing herb, blackwort, bruisewort, wallwort, gum plant
