A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
Last updated 12/27/2020 by David Giblin.
Sanguisorba officinalis L.[FNA9, HC, HC2]
garden burnet, great burnet
Publication: Sp. Pl. 1: 116. 1753.
Origin: Native
selected vouchers: WTU
Notes: FNA9: "Occurrences of Sanguisorba officinalis from eastern North America represent introductions from Eurasia; the species is native in western North America. There seem to be no consistent differences upon which to base a taxonomic distinction at any level between the native northwestern North American material (S. microcephala) and Eurasian S. officinalis in the strict sense."
References: (none)
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Poterium officinale (L.) A. Gray
Sanguisorba microcephala C. Presl
Sanguisorba officinalis L. ssp. microcephala (C. Presl) Calder & Roy L. Taylor
