Sanguisorba minor

Not to be confused with pimpernel.

Sanguisorba minor
Male flower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Sanguisorba
Species:
S. minor
Binomial name
Sanguisorba minor
Synonyms

Poterium sanguisorba,[1] Pimpinella minor, Poterium minus.[2] For heterotypic synonyms, see Sanguisorba minor subsp. minor

Leaves, used in salads

Sanguisorba minor, the salad burnet,[3] garden burnet,[4] small burnet,[3] burnet (also used for Sanguisorba generally),[citation needed] pimpernelle,[4] Toper's plant,[4] and burnet-bloodwort,[3] is an edible perennial herbaceous plant in the family Rosaceae. It has ferny, toothed-leaf foliage; the unusual crimson, spherical flower clusters rise well above the leaves on thin stems.[4] It generally grows to 25–55 cm tall[5] (moisture-dependent; as short as 2 cm in dry areas).[3] The large, long (sometimes 1m/3-foot), taproots store water, making it[3] drought-tolerant.[3][6]

It is evergreen to semi-evergreen;[5] in warmer climates grows all year around,[7] and in cold climates it stays green until heavy snow cover occurs. Plants may live over 20 years, though 7-12 is more usual;[3] it lives longer if sometimes permitted to set seed.[5] Burnet flowers in early summer.

Subspecies include muricata, minor, and mongolii (the last from the Mediterranean).[3]

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  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Fryer, Janet L. (2008). Sanguisorba minor. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Retrieved 12 March 2022. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
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