Sanguisorba canadensis L.
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Sanguisorba canadensis

Family: ROSACEAE
Genus: Sanguisorba
Species: canadensis L.
Common names: Canadian Burnet, White Burnet
Distribution summary: North America
Habit: Perennial
Hardiness: H7 - Very hardy
Habitat: Wet meadows, moist rich woods especially edges, streamsides and river alluvia, bogs, marshes, swamps, along wet roadsides and railroads from sea level to 1000 metres[270].
Garden status: Currently grown
Garden location: North America (A)
Flowering months: September, October
Reason for growing: Other use

Additional Notes

Edible use. Leaves - boiled, washed in water to remove the bitterness and then eaten with salt and miso.

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