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Herbarium specimen: Symphytum officinale

Taxon:Boraginaceae: Symphytum officinale L. ("Common Comfrey")
Filed in taxon folder:Boraginaceae: Symphytum officinale L. ("Common Comfrey")
Collected by:Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Collection date:21/5/1915
Locality:Great Britain, VC6 North Somerset, Flax Bourton, ST56, Railway Station
ex herb:Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Symphytum officinale herbarium specimen from Flax Bourton, VC6 North Somerset in 1915 by Mr Harold Stuart Thompson.
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:There is just a suspicion of hybridity with S perringianum but not enough to change the colour of the corolla. E. Bucknall

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Documented by nacs12 on 31st March 2010.

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