
Symphytum officinale
Common, Russian and Rough Comfreys
As recorded: Symphytum officinale L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Boraginales › Boraginaceae
- Collected by
- Tallgren, M.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- June 26, 1972
- Locality
- Regio aboensis, Turku, Russalo, Kaharinen
- Region
- Finland
- Coordinates
- 60.5000, 22.0000
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Symphytum officinale observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 26 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-06-22.

2026-06-22
Barkerinaukio, 20300 Turku, Suomi
(c) Miina, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-03
23310 Taivassalo, Suomi
(c) brix777, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-24
Pahaniemi, Turku, Suomi
(c) Iida Österman, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-08-25
21290 Ruskon kirkonkylä, Suomi
(c) Kaiu Tamminen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-08-25
21290 Ruskon kirkonkylä, Suomi
(c) Kaiu Tamminen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-08-08
Koivula, Turku, Suomi
(c) pyrrhura, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Symphytum officinale. BISH 573575. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956445318. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/573575.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956445318 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
