Poterium sanguisorba - Salad burnet

Poterium sanguisorba, known as Salad Burnet, is a perennial herb with small, compound leaves and clusters of red-purple flowers. It is cultivated for its cucumber-flavored leaves, which are used in salads, garnishes, and herbal teas.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 4¹
• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹

Outputs

• Human food¹

Type

• Perennial
• Herb
• Evergreen

Functions

• Calcium accumulator²
• Sulfur accumulator²
• Magnesium accumulator²
• Iron accumulator²
• Attracting bees¹
• Soil stabilization¹
• Ground cover¹

Footnotes

1. Sanguisorba minor | Plants for a Future — PFAF files this species under its currently accepted name, Sanguisorba minor (Poterium sanguisorba is a synonym). ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹

2. Gaia’s Garden - A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, 2nd Edition Table 6-2 ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴