Sanguisorba officinalis L.
(Great Burnet)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSanguisorba officinalis (Great Burnet)
GenusSanguisorba (burnets)
FamilyROSACEAE (roses and fruit trees)
OrderROSALES (roses, elms, nettles, hops, buckthorns and figs)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Sanguisorba officinalis (Great Burnet) :
1: Sanguisorba officinalis (Great Burnet)
22 Jun 2008 OSGR: SP51 51° 50’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
Image 1: Flowerheads in meadowImage 2: Leaves
2: Sanguisorba officinalis (Great Burnet)
9 Jul 2005 OSGR: SP51 51° 50’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
Image 1: Flowers in meadowImage 2: Flowers in meadow (2)Image 3: Flowers with Meadow-sweetImage 4: Flowers with Meadow-sweet (2)Image 5: Flowers with Meadow-sweet (3)
3: Sanguisorba officinalis (Great Burnet)
8 Apr 2002 OSGR: SU09 51° 40’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Patches of bright green leaves in turf
Image 1: LeavesImage 2: Leaves - close-upImage 3: Leaflet - top surfaceImage 4: Leaflet - top surface - detailImage 5: Leaflet - under surfaceImage 6: Leaflet - under surface - detailImage 7: Leaf - top surfaceImage 8: Leaf - top surface - pinnae

Sanguisorba officinalis (Great Burnet) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sanguisorba officinalis (Great Burnet)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 16 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Sanguisorba officinalis (Great Burnet)
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