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Toxicity

Humans/Pets. Harmful if eaten repeatedly.
HTA Guide to Potentially Harmful Plants, 3rd Edition (2022)

Like the other members of Symphytum genus it contains pyrrolidizine alkaloids toxic to the liver and lung and possibly carcinogenic in the liver.
Professor Anthony Dayan, 2022

Geographical distribution

  • Europe, Eastern Europe, South European Russia

Symphytum grandiflorum A. DC.

Family: BORAGINACEAE
Genus: Symphytum
Species: grandiflorum A. DC.
Common names: Creeping Comfrey
Distribution summary: Georgia, Russia
Habit: Perennial
Hardiness: H5 - Hardy; cold winter
Habitat: Dry grassland, scrub, meadows, open woodland, roadsides
Garden status: Currently grown
Garden location: Plants of the World (C)
Flowering months: April, May
Reason for growing: Toxic


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