Leaf type: Pinnate with oval, elliptical to ovate leaflets
Phyllotaxis: Opposite (leaflets), alternate (stem leaves), whorled (basal leaves)
Leaf (upper side)
Habitus & biology
Sanguisorba minor grows as a perennial and can be up to 70 centimetres tall when in flower.
The basal leaves are pinnate, the oval, elliptical to ovate leaflets are toothed along the edge with up to nine teeth on each side.
Young leaves and shoots can be used for salads or as an aromatic herb.
Distribution & habitates
Africa, Asia and Europe and as an introduced species also in Australia, North America and South America (source).
Sanguisorba minor inhabits meadows, ditches, banks, embankments, slopes and roadsides.
Botany
Sanguisorba minor is called salad burnet, garden burnet, small burnet or simply burnet and belongs to the rose family (Rosaceae).
