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Sanguisorba canadensis

Perennial

HomePerennialSanguisorba canadensis

Wet meadows and swamps. Peaty or boggy soils.

Family: Rosaceae
Height: 1.2 m / 4 ft
Sun, Semi-shade
Light, Medium and Heavy Soil
Moist

Plant Rating

Edible Uses: 1 of 5
Medicinal Uses: 0 of 5
Other Uses: of 5

Native Habitat

American Great Burnet, Canadian burnet Sanguisorba canadensis native habitat is Wet meadows and swamps. Peaty or boggy soils.

Edible Uses

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

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