Salad burnet (Sanguisorba minor) is a clump-forming perennial with pinnate leaves that taste distinctly of cucumber. It produces small, reddish flower heads in early summer and stays evergreen in mild winters.
| Family: | Rosaceae (ro-ZAY-see-ee) |
| Genus: | Sanguisorba (san-GWIS-or-ba) |
| Species: | minor (MY-nor) |
| Synonym: | Poterium minor |
| Synonym: | Sanguisorba sanguisorba |
| Synonym: | Pimpinella sanguisorba |
| Synonym: | Poterium sanguisorba |
Add young leaves to salads, sandwiches, and cold drinks. Tolerates sun to part shade and dry soil once established. Good for edging herb gardens. Medieval herb used for wound healing.
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