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Symphytum × uplandicum
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Russian comfrey or Quaker comfrey (Symphytum × uplandicum, syn. S. peregrinum auct.) is a common hybrid between Symphytum officinale and S. asperum. It represents the economically most important kind of comfrey.
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Boraginales |
Family: | Boraginaceae |
Genus: | Symphytum |
Species: | S. × uplandicum |
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It occurs naturally in Caucasus region where it grows in waste areas and disturbed soils.[1] It has been introduced as a crop in many places around the world.[2] and is widespread in the British Isles and interbreeds with S. officinale.