Salad Burnet (Sanguisorba minor)

Family: Rosaceae | Edibility: Choice Edible (4/5)

Also known by the scientific name Poterium sanguisorba.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Shoots

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

mild tasting in the winter and some people detect a cucumber flavour to them. — Young leaves and shoots - raw or cooked.; They are best used before the plant comes into flower.; Eaten in salads, used as a garnish or added to soups, cooling drinks and claret cups.; Young seedlings are boiled and eaten.

Habitat & North American Range

Grassland, usually on calcareous soils. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)