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Symphytum asperum Lepechin
prickly comfrey

       
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Line Drawing of Symphytum asperum Lepechin
Symphytum asperrimum

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 92. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Symphytum asperum Lepechin

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Synonyms:
Symphytum asperum Lepechin

  SYAS2 Symphytum asperrimum Donn ex Sims
 

Distribution:
Symphytum asperum Lepechin

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, CA, CT, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NY, OH, OR, VT, WA, WI), CAN (BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Symphytum asperum Lepechin

View 42 genera in Boraginaceae, 4 species in Symphytum
 

Classification:
Symphytum asperum Lepechin

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Lamiales
Family Boraginaceae – Borage family
Genus Symphytum L. – comfrey
Species Symphytum asperum Lepechin – prickly comfrey
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Symphytum asperum Lepechin

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

California:
rough comfrey              B list (noxious weeds)
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Symphytum asperum Lepechin

consoude apre
prickly comfrey
rough comfrey

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

Introduced Information:
Symphytum asperum Lepechin

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Symphytum asperum Lepechin

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 32026.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

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