Buglosses, Comfreys & Allies

Greater Honeywort Violet Honeywort Cretan Comfrey Shrubby Golden Drop



Borage Family - Boraginaceae

Greater Honeywort      Cerinthe major

Native throughout the Mediterranean Region. Frequent and locally common in grassy places and roadsides.

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Violet Honeywort      Cerinthe retorta

Native to the Balkan Peninsula and western Turkey. Frequent and locally common in grassy places and roadsides.

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Pale Viper's-bugloss      Echium italicum

Native to the Mediterranean region, eastwards to Central Asia. Frequent in grassy places and along roadsides.

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Purple Viper's-bugloss      Echium plantagineum

Native to the Mediterranean, eastwards through Asia Minor to the Caucasus. Frequent in lightly disturbed ground and along roadsides.

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Small-flowered Viper's-bugloss      Echium parviflorum

Native to the Mediterranean region, mostly in coastal areas of the European part.

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Coastal Viper's-bugloss      Echium arenarium

Native to the Mediterranean region, mostly in coastal areas of the European part.

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Shrubby Golden Drop      Onosma frutescens

Native from southern Greece to the Levant. Frequent on rock faces and walls.

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Bulbous Comfrey      Symphytum bulbosum

Native in shady places in southern Europe to Turkey.

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Cretan Comfrey      Symphytum creticum

(Procopiania cretica) Native from southern Peloponnese to Crete and Rhodes. Rare and local on rocks and walls.

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