Great Burnet

Sanguisorba officinalis

Plant Data

Order:

Rosales

Family:

Rosaceae (Rose)

Flowering Months:

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

Flowers:

Oval burgundy-coloured flower heads on long stalks.

Fruit:

An achene which is a small one seeded dry nut.

Leaves:

Alternate, long-stalked, compound leaves with up to 7 pairs of oval, stalked and toothed leaflets.

Maximum Size:

100cm tall.

Foraging Notes:

The young leaves are used in salads and taste like cucumber.
Never consume a wild plant unless you are 100% certain that it is safe to eat and you know that you have identified it correctly.

Other Names:

Burnet Bloodwort, Common Burnet, Garden Burnet, Greater Burnet, Greater Salad Burnet, Italian Burnet, Italian Pimpernel, Official Burnet.

Habitats:

Ditches, floodplains, grassland, meadows, riverbanks, riversides, roadsides.