Sanguisorba officinalis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Sanguisorba officinalis L.

Great burnet, Official burnet

2008 Keir Morse

2013 Asa Spade

Sanguisorba officinalis is a perennial herb (rhizomatous) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~19 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Sanguisorba
Family:	Rosaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Ultramafic affinity: 4.2 - broad endemic / strong indicator

Habitat: riparian, meadows, freshwater-marsh, bogs/fens

Communities: Freshwater Wetlands, North Coastal Coniferous Forest, Red Fir Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Poterium officinale
PLANTS	Sanguisorba microcephala
JEF	Sanguisorba muricata
PLANTS	Sanguisorba officinalis ssp. microcephala
PLANTS	Sanguisorba officinalis var. polygama

Information about Sanguisorba officinalis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (SAOF3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 2B.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).