Salad Burnet
Taken at Baron's Haugh on 18th July 2016 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
Fact File


Salad Burnet.
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AKA: 		Sanguisorba minor.
Rosales.
Rosaceae.
Perennial.
Garden burnet, small burnet.
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 Dry grassy meadows, often on limestone soils.
40 - 90 cms
It is used as an ingredient in both salads and dressings, having a flavour described as "light cucumber". Typically, the youngest leaves are used, as they tend to become bitter as they age. It was once used as a tea to relieve diarrhoea.