Burnet Bloodwort / بَلَّان صغيرة /

Poterium sanguisorba L.

Edibility and usage

Edibility
Delicious
Edible part
  • Young leaves
  • Young shoots
Preparation
  • Cooked with olive oil
  • Dried
  • Herbal tea
  • Raw
  • Salads
Blooming period
April to June
Foraging period
January to March
Seed collection period
July to August

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • Green
Leaf type
  • Compound
Life form
  • Hemicryptophyte

Scientifc data

Genus
Poterium L.
Family
Rosaceae
Wikidata item
Q21877146
GBIF Item
Poterium sanguisorba L. (5364245)

References

  1. Poterium sanguisorba L. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-08-09.
  2. Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2022-08-09. <temperate.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Sanguisorba+minor>

Citation

Poterium sanguisorba L. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/849 accessed via barari.org on 1/7/2026.

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