Sanguisorba

Sanguisorba
Flower head of Sanguisorba minor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Subfamily: Rosoideae
Tribe: Sanguisorbeae
Subtribe: Sanguisorbinae
Genus: Sanguisorba
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Species

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Synonyms
  • Dendriopoterium Svent.
  • Gervasia Raf., nom. nud.
  • Pimpinella Ség., nom. illeg.
  • Poteridium Spach
  • Poterium L.
  • Tobium Raf.

Sanguisorba is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rosaceae native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The common name is burnet.