Common name: Fodder Burnet
Scientific name: Sanguisorba minor subsp. balaerica
Species name: Sanguisorba minor 小地榆
Genus: Sanguisorba 地榆屬
Family: Rosaceae 薔薇科, rose family
Remarks*: Its synonym is Poterium sanguisorba subsp. balaericum (Poterium sanguisorba is called 止血草 whereas Poteriumin is called 多蕊地榆屬 in Chinese.)
Origin: Neophyte (established after 1500 AD). It is a native of S. Europe. It was introduced in 1803 and was formerly grown for fodder. It was recorded from the wild by 1849.
Date: 7th May & 1st June
93 It is more robust and taller plant, can reach to 80 cm, than Poterium sanguisorba subsp. sanguisorba, Salad Burnet, which can reach to 50 cm.
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88 Leaflets are more deeply and sharply toothed than Poterium sanguisorba subsp. sanguisorba, Salad Burnet.
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81 flower buds
80 female flowers
70 female flowers (left)
74 (male flowers)
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The following photos were taken on 1st June on the same plant.
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