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Crimean Comfrey
Symphytum tauricum
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Soft ComfreySymphytum orientale
Creeping ComfreySymphytum grandiflorum
Tuberous ComfreySymphytum tuberosum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Ukraine | 355 |
|---|---|
| Autonomous Republic of Crimea | 227 |
| Russia | 180 |
| Krasnodar Krai | 128 |
| Sevastopol | 60 |
| Kyiv | 39 |
| Rostov Oblast | 21 |
| Kharkiv Oblast | 13 |
| Voronezh Oblast | 12 |
| Belgorod Oblast | 6 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | borages · Boraginales |
| Family | borage family · Boraginaceae |
| Genus | Comfreys · Symphytum |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Crimean Comfrey with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.