Symphytum orientale L. is a plant in the Boraginaceae family, order Boraginales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Symphytum orientale L. (Symphytum orientale L.)
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Symphytum orientale L.

Symphytum orientale L.

Symphytum orientale L. is a 1753-described Boraginaceae flowering plant native from Turkey and Ukraine to the Caucasus.

Family
Genus
Symphytum
Order
Boraginales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Symphytum orientale L.

Symphytum orientale, or Symphytum orientale L., is a flowering plant species in the Boraginaceae family. Carl Linnaeus first formally described this species in 1753. Its native geographic range spans from Turkey and Ukraine to the Caucasus region.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Boraginales Boraginaceae Symphytum

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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