Comfrey / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Common Names Comfrey, True comfrey, Quaker comfrey, cultivated comfrey, boneset, knitbone, consound, slippery-root. Botanical Name Symphytum officinale Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Boraginales Family – Boraginaceae Physical Characteristics for Borage Symphytum officinale is a perennial growing to 1.2 m (4ft) by…