Status:
valid
Authors:
(Hook.f.) Nordb.
Source:
rjp
Year:
1966
Citation Micro:
Opera Bot. 11: 60 (1966)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000985959
Common Names
- Diandra Burnet
- Diandra Salad Burnet
- Two-stamen Burnet
Description
Sanguisorba diandra (also called Diandra Burnet, among many other common names) is a shrub with white flowers and red fruits. It is native to Europe and grows in meadows, thickets, and forest edges.
Uses & Benefits
Sanguisorba diandra is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a ground cover. It is also used as a hedge or border plant, and for erosion control.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
The flower of Sanguisorba diandra is a small, white, five-petaled bloom. The seed is a small, dark-colored drupe. The seedlings are small, green, and covered in hairs.
Where to Find Sanguisorba diandra
Sanguisorba diandra is native to Europe and can be found in moist meadows and grasslands.
Species in the Sanguisorba genus
Sanguisorba officinalis,
Sanguisorba lateriflora,
Sanguisorba riparia,
Sanguisorba tenuifolia,
Sanguisorba diandra,
Sanguisorba azovtsevii,
Sanguisorba diandra,
Sanguisorba armena,
Sanguisorba albiflora,
Sanguisorba kishinamii,
Sanguisorba poroshirensis,
Sanguisorba mauritanica,
Sanguisorba japonensis,
Sanguisorba ancistroides,
Sanguisorba megacarpa,
Sanguisorba hybrida,
Sanguisorba rupicola,
Sanguisorba verrucosa,
Sanguisorba albanica,
Sanguisorba cretica,
Sanguisorba dodecandra,
Sanguisorba hakusanensis,
Sanguisorba indicum,
Sanguisorba magnifica,
Sanguisorba obtusa,
Sanguisorba annua,
Sanguisorba occidentalis,
Sanguisorba stipulata,
Sanguisorba minor,
Sanguisorba applanata,
Sanguisorba filiformis,
Sanguisorba alpina,
Sanguisorba canadensis,
Sanguisorba ancistroides,
Sanguisorba tenuifolia,
Species in the Rosaceae family
Acaena macrocephala,
Acaena antarctica,
Acaena argentea,
Acaena boliviana,
Acaena buchananii,
Acaena echinata,
Acaena agnipila,
Acaena cylindristachya,
Acaena confertissima,
Acaena eupatoria,
Acaena integerrima,
Acaena leptacantha,
Acaena ovina,
Acaena magellanica,
Acaena masafuerana,
Acaena patagonica,
Acaena tenera,
Acaena platyacantha,
Acaena pumila,
Acaena splendens,
Acaena stricta,
Acaena stangii,
Acaena trifida,
Acaena pallida,
Acaena caespitosa,
Acaena saccaticupula,
Acaena subincisa,
Acaena hirsutula,
Acaena fissistipula,
Acaena glabra,
Acaena tesca,
Acaena juvenca,
Acaena emittens,
Acaena dumicola,
Acaena profundeincisa,
Acaena minor,
Acaena alpina,
Acaena montana,
Acaena myriophylla,
Acaena poeppigiana,
Acaena anserovina,
Acaena sericea,
Acaena latebrosa,
Acaena sarmentosa,
Acaena elongata,
Acaena exigua,
Acaena rorida,
Acaena novae-zelandiae,
Acaena pinnatifida,
Acaena inermis,