Dinesh : flowers remind me of comfrey, yes. but need to see the surface of the lower more "mature Leaves" I am submitting my pics now Usha di
*PS was this planted in a garden or was it naturalised/ growing on its own/ wild???* On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 10:32 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > *Symphytum officinale * L. > > > > - *sim-FY-tum* -- growing together ... Dave's > Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3DSymphytum&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcSn8fmW-JOP7qP47C187a_Lnu2GA> > *oh-fiss-ih-NAH-lee* -- official (used in pharmacological sense) ... Dave's > > Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3Dofficinale&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzd8K39K1SnOAUkXkY3Vhlf8l5FAZw> > > > [image: Symphytum > officinale]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2560611683%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc5_-WbliwzLBGrm-LylDDtqerUCw> > Jun 4, 2008 ... at Manali > > > > *commonly known as*: black root, boneset, comfrey, comphrey, consolida, > consound, knitbone, slippery root • *Marathi*: संकूतुन sankuutan > > *Native to*: temperate western Asia, Soviet Middle Asia, Europe > > *References*: NPGS / > GRIN<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars-grin.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnpgs%2Fhtml%2Ftaxon.pl%3F36020&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc1_euVh_ruEzPIvQct8UoisfAVZQ>• > Wikipedia<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FComfrey&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfE1QHkBtl2ewZK8I17uDtNZ2uaGQ>• > Cornell > University<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ansci.cornell.edu%2Fplants%2Fmedicinal%2Fcomf.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf1ApQgxxHD4oM5m2YScafre_nFgw> > > > *more views*: > > - Jun 4, 2008 ... at Manali > [image: Sankuutan (Marathi: > संकूतुन)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2560692455%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcCYHHhbeSidd563xmGXeD0rju8FA> > [image: > Common > Comfrey]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2560599891%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdSWBvsQXoKCGvTjsF46xjs2CfDJw> > > > > > Regards. > Dinesh -- Usha di ===========
