Palestine Comfrey, סינפיטון ארץ ישראלי
| Scientific name: | Symphytum brachycalyx Boiss. | |
| Synonym name: | Symphytum palaestinum Boiss. | |
| Common name: | Palestine Comfrey | |
| Hebrew name: | סינפיטון ארץ ישראלי | |
| Family: | Boraginaceae, זיפניים |
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| Life form: | Hemicryptophyte | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, entire | |
| Flowers: | White | |
| Flowering Period: | March, April | |
| Habitat: | Mediterranean maquis and forest | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon | |
| Chorotype: | Mediterranean | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
Derivation of the botanical name: Symphytum, Greek sympho, to grow together; phyton, plant; symphyton used by Dioscorides for the plant called comfrey which was reputed to heal wounds. brachycalyx, brachys βραχυϛ, short, little; calyx καλυξ, husk, covering, calyx; short calyx. palaestinum, from Palestine. The Hebrew name: סינפיטון, synphyton, translated from the scientific name.
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