Salad Burnet

Sanguisorba minor Scop.

light
Full sun
water
—
tall
42 cm
wide
46 cm

Rosaceae

Also called Small burnet

Formerly Blitum sanguisorba, Pimpinella sanguisorba, Poterium minus, Poterium sanguisorba

When it flowers

Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.

PetsNC State Extension lists it as non-toxic to dogs, cats and horses (25 Oct 2026)
PeopleNo safety information yet

If a child, a pet or anyone may have eaten a plant, contact a doctor or vet straight away, or call the National Poisons Information Centre (AIIMS, New Delhi) on 1800 116 117, free and open 24 hours.

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About it

Grows as
PerennialKew's checklist, not yet checked
Climate
TemperateKew's checklist, not yet checked
Wild in
Europe to Medit. and W. HimalayaKew's checklist, not yet checked
Light
Full sun (6 h or more)Read from NC State Extension, one source
Height
23 cm to 61 cmRead from NC State Extension, one source
Spread
30 cm to 61 cmRead from NC State Extension, one source
Flowers
Purple, greenRead from NC State Extension, one source
Coldest it survives
-34.4 °C (USDA zone 4a)Read from NC State Extension, one source

Not known yet: water, heat, hottest it survives.

In other languages (7)

Chinese
止血草, 多蕊地榆
Asturian
botones de la virxe
Czech
krvavec menší
German
Kleiner Wiesenknopf
Finnish
pikkuluppu
Dutch
Kleine pimpernel
Slovenian
mala strašnica

Where this comes from

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