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Symphytum grandiflorum DC.

creeping comfrey (Boraginaceae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
WidespreadModerate tendencySE
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Symphytum grandiflorum spreads by means of stolons; its pale yellow flowers distinguish it from the blue-flowered cultivar Symphytum 'Hidcote Blue'.

Tring (VC20: Hertfordshire); 2018-02-07

 creeping comfrey / Symphytum grandiflorum: _Symphytum grandiflorum_ spreads by means of stolons; its pale yellow flowers distinguish it from the blue-flowered cultivar _Symphytum_ ’Hidcote Blue’.

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