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Scientific name:

Sanguisorba officinalis

Vernacular name:

Burnet, Great


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Great Burnet

Scientific name: Sanguisorba officinalis L.

Diagnostic features
Stems to 1.2(1.7)m, erect.
Basal leaves with 3-7 pairs of leaflets.
Flower-heads subglobose to oblong-ellipsoid, purplish.

Chromosome number: 2n=28, 56.

Habitat
Native; damp unimproved grassland.

Distribution
Locally frequent in Britain North to Central Scotland, North Ireland.

This species is keyed out on Page 911 in the Text Key.

Sanguisorba officinalis
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