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Symphytum officinale

Common Comfrey

GNRUnranked Found in 34 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.157243

Element CodePDBOR0X020

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderLamiales

FamilyBoraginaceae

GenusSymphytum

Other Common Names

Consoude officinale (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Massachusetts	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No
New Hampshire	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
Arkansas	SNA	No
Maine	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
Washington	SNA	No
Idaho	SNA	No
Georgia	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
Rhode Island	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No
Oregon	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
Montana	SNA	No
Tennessee	SNA	No
Utah	SNA	No
Kentucky	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
District of Columbia	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
Missouri	SNA	No
Wisconsin	SNA	No
Minnesota	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Colorado	SNA	No

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Quebec	SNA	No
British Columbia	SNA	No
Alberta	SNA	No
Island of Newfoundland	SNA	No
Nova Scotia	SNA	No
Manitoba	SNA	No
Saskatchewan	SNA	No
Prince Edward Island	SNA	No
New Brunswick	SNA	No
Ontario	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (34)

Alaska (24)

Area	Forest	Acres
Chilkat-West Lynn Canal	Tongass National Forest	199,772
Christoval	Tongass National Forest	9,129
Chugach-12	Chugach National Forest	8,116
Chugach-13	Chugach National Forest	13,337
Copper River Wetlands	Chugach National Forest	85,972
Crystal	Tongass National Forest	18,972
Douglas Island	Tongass National Forest	28,065
Gravina	Tongass National Forest	37,381
Hyder	Tongass National Forest	121,723
Juneau Urban	Tongass National Forest	101,581
Juneau-Skagway Icefield	Tongass National Forest	1,187,268
Karta	Tongass National Forest	52,117
Lindenberg	Tongass National Forest	25,855
Madan	Tongass National Forest	68,553
North Etolin	Tongass National Forest	40,993
North Kupreanof	Tongass National Forest	114,660
North Revilla	Tongass National Forest	215,430
North Wrangell	Tongass National Forest	8,091
Revilla	Tongass National Forest	29,298
Rhine	Tongass National Forest	23,010
Sheridan Glacier	Chugach National Forest	224,683
Soda Bay	Tongass National Forest	78,091
Taku-Snettisham	Tongass National Forest	664,928
Tenakee Ridge	Tongass National Forest	20,527

Colorado (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Long Park	Routt NF	42,100

Montana (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Middle Mtn. / Tobacco Roots	Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest	96,487

New Hampshire (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Cherry Mountain	White Mountain National Forest	8,766

North Carolina (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Overflow Creek	Nantahala National Forest	3,379

Oregon (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Elkhorn	Willamette National Forest	9,380
Mt. Hagen	Willamette National Forest	6,406
Roaring River	Mt. Hood National Forest	27,316

Utah (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
418025	Uinta National Forest	32,698

Washington (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Abercrombie - Hooknose	Colville National Forest	33,862
Chelan	Wenatchee National Forest	74,650

References (1)

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.