Index / Search / Cynoglossum virginianum
§1 Plant
Cynoglossum virginianum L.
vernacular wild comfrey — species · Boraginaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Boraginaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Cynoglossum
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 620 counties across 25 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 620 counties across 25 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 45 N ▾
- Ashley 05003
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Boone 05009
- Bradley 05011
- Calhoun 05013
- Carroll 05015
- Clark 05019
- Clay 05021
- Cleburne 05023
- Conway 05029
- Craighead 05031
- Crittenden 05035
- Cross 05037
- Drew 05043
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Garland 05051
- Greene 05055
- Hempstead 05057
- Hot Spring 05059
- Howard 05061
- Izard 05065
- Jefferson 05069
- Johnson 05071
- Lee 05077
- Lincoln 05079
- Logan 05083
- Madison 05087
- Marion 05089
- Montgomery 05097
- Newton 05101
- Perry 05105
- Phillips 05107
- Pike 05109
- Poinsett 05111
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Saline 05125
- Sharp 05135
- St. Francis 05123
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Van Buren 05141
- Washington 05143
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Alexander 17003
- Clark 17023
- Coles 17029
- Crawford 17033
- Edwards 17047
- Gallatin 17059
- Hardin 17069
- Jackson 17077
- Johnson 17087
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- Lawrence 17101
- Massac 17127
- Perry 17145
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Saline 17165
- Scott 17171
- St. Clair 17163
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Wayne 17191
- White 17193
- Williamson 17199
Indiana view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Brown 18013
- Clark 18019
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Dearborn 18029
- Delaware 18035
- Dubois 18037
- Fayette 18041
- Floyd 18043
- Franklin 18047
- Harrison 18061
- Jackson 18071
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Knox 18083
- Lake 18089
- Lawrence 18093
- Martin 18101
- Monroe 18105
- Morgan 18109
- Orange 18117
- Owen 18119
- Parke 18121
- Perry 18123
- Pike 18125
- Posey 18129
- Putnam 18133
- Scott 18143
- Spencer 18147
- Sullivan 18153
- Union 18161
- Vanderburgh 18163
- Wabash 18169
- Warrick 18173
- Washington 18175
- White 18181
Kentucky view state ↗ 79 N ▾
- Allen 21003
- Anderson 21005
- Ballard 21007
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Boyle 21021
- Breathitt 21025
- Breckinridge 21027
- Bullitt 21029
- Caldwell 21033
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carlisle 21039
- Carter 21043
- Casey 21045
- Christian 21047
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Clinton 21053
- Crittenden 21055
- Cumberland 21057
- Edmonson 21061
- Elliott 21063
- Estill 21065
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Fulton 21075
- Garrard 21079
- Greenup 21089
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Henderson 21101
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Johnson 21115
- Knox 21121
- Larue 21123
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Letcher 21133
- Lewis 21135
- Lincoln 21137
- Logan 21141
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- Magoffin 21153
- Marshall 21157
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Meade 21163
- Menifee 21165
- Mercer 21167
- Metcalfe 21169
- Montgomery 21173
- Nelson 21179
- Ohio 21183
- Oldham 21185
- Owen 21187
- Perry 21193
- Pike 21195
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Robertson 21201
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Russell 21207
- Scott 21209
- Taylor 21217
- Todd 21219
- Trigg 21221
- Union 21225
- Warren 21227
- Wayne 21231
- Whitley 21235
Louisiana view state ↗ 23 N ▾
- Allen 22003
- Bienville 22013
- Caldwell 22021
- Catahoula 22025
- Claiborne 22027
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- Evangeline 22039
- Grant 22043
- Jackson 22049
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Natchitoches 22069
- Ouachita 22073
- Rapides 22079
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Helena 22091
- St. Tammany 22103
- Union 22111
- Vernon 22115
- Washington 22117
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Maine view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Alger 26003
- Alpena 26007
- Baraga 26013
- Benzie 26019
- Charlevoix 26029
- Cheboygan 26031
- Chippewa 26033
- Crawford 26039
- Delta 26041
- Emmet 26047
- Gogebic 26053
- Grand Traverse 26055
- Gratiot 26057
- Houghton 26061
- Ionia 26067
- Iosco 26069
- Iron 26071
- Kent 26081
- Keweenaw 26083
- Leelanau 26089
- Mackinac 26097
- Marquette 26103
- Mason 26105
- Menominee 26109
- Muskegon 26121
- Ogemaw 26129
- Ontonagon 26131
- Oscoda 26135
- Otsego 26137
- Presque Isle 26141
- St. Clair 26147
Minnesota view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 17 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 2 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 11 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Chemung 36015
- Clinton 36019
- Cortland 36023
- Delaware 36025
- Erie 36029
- Essex 36031
- Franklin 36033
- Genesee 36037
- Greene 36039
- Jefferson 36045
- Lewis 36049
- Livingston 36051
- Madison 36053
- Monroe 36055
- Nassau 36059
- Niagara 36063
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Ontario 36069
- Orange 36071
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- Schenectady 36093
- Schoharie 36095
- Schuyler 36097
- Suffolk 36103
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
- Yates 36123
North Carolina view state ↗ 32 N ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Anson 37007
- Ashe 37009
- Buncombe 37021
- Burke 37023
- Cabarrus 37025
- Davidson 37057
- Davie 37059
- Forsyth 37067
- Franklin 37069
- Graham 37075
- Granville 37077
- Guilford 37081
- Haywood 37087
- Iredell 37097
- Jackson 37099
- Johnston 37101
- Macon 37113
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Mitchell 37121
- Orange 37135
- Polk 37149
- Randolph 37151
- Rockingham 37157
- Rowan 37159
- Rutherford 37161
- Stanly 37167
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Watauga 37189
- Wilkes 37193
- Yancey 37199
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 40 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clearfield 42033
- Crawford 42039
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Forest 42053
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Mercer 42085
- Montgomery 42091
- Northampton 42095
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Snyder 42109
- Sullivan 42113
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
South Carolina view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 59 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Benton 47005
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Campbell 47013
- Cannon 47015
- Carter 47019
- Cheatham 47021
- Chester 47023
- Clay 47027
- Cocke 47029
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Decatur 47039
- DeKalb 47041
- Dickson 47043
- Dyer 47045
- Franklin 47051
- Grainger 47057
- Grundy 47061
- Hardeman 47069
- Hardin 47071
- Hawkins 47073
- Haywood 47075
- Henderson 47077
- Henry 47079
- Hickman 47081
- Houston 47083
- Jackson 47087
- Jefferson 47089
- Knox 47093
- Lauderdale 47097
- Lawrence 47099
- Lewis 47101
- Loudon 47105
- McNairy 47109
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Overton 47133
- Perry 47135
- Polk 47139
- Putnam 47141
- Roane 47145
- Robertson 47147
- Rutherford 47149
- Scott 47151
- Sevier 47155
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Tipton 47167
- Union 47173
- Van Buren 47175
- Washington 47179
- Wayne 47181
- White 47185
- Williamson 47187
- Wilson 47189
Vermont view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 75 N ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Carroll 51035
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dickenson 51051
- Essex 51057
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Fluvanna 51065
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Gloucester 51073
- Goochland 51075
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Henry 51089
- Highland 51091
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King George 51099
- Lee 51105
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Richmond 51159
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Stafford 51179
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Tazewell 51185
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Wise 51195
- York 51199
West Virginia view state ↗ 26 N ▾
- Barbour 54001
- Berkeley 54003
- Braxton 54007
- Calhoun 54013
- Doddridge 54017
- Gilmer 54021
- Greenbrier 54025
- Hampshire 54027
- Jackson 54035
- Jefferson 54037
- Kanawha 54039
- McDowell 54047
- Mercer 54055
- Mineral 54057
- Monongalia 54061
- Morgan 54065
- Pocahontas 54075
- Preston 54077
- Raleigh 54081
- Ritchie 54085
- Summers 54089
- Upshur 54097
- Wayne 54099
- Wetzel 54103
- Wirt 54105
- Wyoming 54109
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/CYVI ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/7771613 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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