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Common Comfrey Borage/Forget-me-not family
Symphytum officinale Boraginaceae

Common Comfrey grows alongside ditches and streams. The bell-shaped flowers vary in colour, from white and cream to pink and blue. The winged stems, leaves and calyx are covered in rough hairs, with the calyx teeth being pointed.

Common Comfrey plants Common Comfrey flowers

Stem Leaves
Winged stem Stem leaves




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