The Flora of Derbyshire - Checklist, Maps and Sample Accounts

THIS IS A DRAFT

The species account below is an early version, drafted around 2003. It has been provided here to aid understanding, but please be aware it may not fully tally with the up-to-date map and statistics shown below.

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Dates
First year: 1951
Latest year: 1997

County Status
Established

Family
Boraginaceae

Total records held
3

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 1	3
Tetrads: 1	3
Hectads: 1	3

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Mar 8 2007

Explanation of terms

Species Details

White Comfrey is a newly established perennial of waysides and hedges. The sole recent record is from Risley (SK4635); but there are two earlier ones from Bramley Vale (SK4566) in 1969, and Totley Wood (SK3281) in 1951. It is grown in gardens, and indigenous to western Russia, Turkey and the Caucasus.