Common name
English: Great burnet
German: Große Wiesenknopf
Mandarin: 地榆 (di yu)
Portuguese: Pimpela
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Rosales (124)
Family: Rosaceae (60)(family description)
Genus: Sanguisorba (2)
Epithet: officinalis L. (11)
Synonyms: Pimpinella officinalis (L.) Gaertn., Sanguisorba angustifolia Opiz, Sanguisorba cernua Besser, Sanguisorba konradii Opiz, Sanguisorba major Hill, Sanguisorba minor Steud., Sanguisorba montana Jord. ex Verl., Sanguisorba nudicaulis Raf., Sanguisorba officinalis Moench, Sanguisorba serpentina H.J.Coste & Puech
angustifolia => with narrow leaves
cernua => drooping, nodding
major => larger than the type
minor => smaller, lesser
montana => growing in the mountains
nudicaulis => having naked stem, denude of leaves
officinalis => of practical use to man; official species in commerce, especially for medicinal purposes
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb
Flower colour: red
External links
Check for Sanguisorba officinalis at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [1456] Sanguisorba officinalis - Flora of China @ efloras.org
- [1578] Sanguisorba officinalis - Plants For A Future