Authors: C. Stace, R. van der Meijden (ed.) & I. de Kort (ed.)
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Scientific name:

Sanguisorba canadensis

Vernacular name:

Burnet, White


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Scientific name: Sanguisorba canadensis L.

Diagnostic features
Stems to 2m, erect.
Basal leaves with 5-10 pairs of leaflets.
Flower-heads cylindrical, white.

Chromosome number: (2n=56).

Habitat
Introduced-naturalized; grown in gardens and sometimes naturalized.

Distribution
Frequent in Central Scotland, very scattered elsewhere in Scotland and England; North America.

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

Sanguisorba canadensis (Burnet, White)
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