Symphytum tuberosum
Consoude tubéreuse
Tuberous Comfrey
Additional information
| Plant family | |
|---|---|
| Area | Provence Verte |
| Flower colour | yellow |
| Flower size | 14-19 mm |
| Flowering months | April, May, June |
| Leaf type | Lanceolate, Elliptic |
| Height | 20-30 cm |
Description
The root is a tuber, having enlarged underground structures for storage of nutrients.
Damp habitats in dappled shade.
Flowers
Bell-shaped, pale yellow flowers with protruding anthersupper fertile part of the stamen containing the pollen.
Leaves
Elliptic oval leaf, Lanceolate leaf is lance-shaped: long and widest in the middle. Oval to long, pointed, hairy, rough; lower leaves stalked.
Fruits Seeds
Nut: 4 small nutlets at the base of the calyx.
Medical
Roots: boiling the roots results in a sticky paste. Compresses were soaked in the paste, then wrapped around fractures; when dried it became hard like a cast.
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