Solved Burdock or Comfrey?

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    Hi, I can usually smell if it's comfrey but lost sense at minute, the leaves are huge too so I'm thinking burdock maybe?? Thank you x IMG_20210812_195713.jpg IMG_20210812_195727.jpg
     
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    It looks like burdock. Comfrey has prickly stems that are painful to grasp.
     
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      Thanks JWK, il go dig it out x
       
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