| Author: |
Carl von Linnaeus, 1753 | |
Family: |
BORAGINACEAE |
| Origin: |
Austria, Belarus, Belgium,
Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy,
Kazakhstan, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Poland, Romania, Russia, Spain,
Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, West Siberia, Yugoslavia |
| Soil: |
Rich - Poor |
| Water: |
Maximum |
| Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
| Thickness: |
2 Centimetres |
| Height: |
30-90 Centimetres |
| Flower: |
White, Cream, Pink, Purplish |
| Propagate: |
Seeds |
| Names: |
Comfrey, Quaker Comfre,
Boneset, Knitbone, Consound, Slippery-Root, Black Wort, Bruise Wort, Knitback,
Lęge-Kulsukker |
| Synonyms: |
Symphytum officinale
subsp. bohemicum, Čelak.
Symphytum officinale subsp. uliginosum, Nyman |
This member of the Boraginaceae family
was given this name by Carl von Linnaeus in 1753. It is found in most of Europe and
have been successfully introduced to a wide range of temperate countries,
from the Americas to Asia. It is growing in a rich soil but is not
picky. Quite some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex is
consisting of several thickened roots of which each can grow to
two centimetres in diameter. The entire plant will grow from 30
to 90 centimetres in height. The flowers are from white over cream and pink to
purplish.
The genera name from
the Greek symphis, meaning "growing together of bones", and
phyton, "a plant", referring to its ancient medical uses. The species name
means "of practical use to man". |
