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Japanese burnet (Sanguisorba obtusa)
Family: Rosaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)
Bloom Color: Purple. Main Bloom Time: Late summer. Form: Rounded.
Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons
Edible Parts: Leaves
Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring
Flavor & Culinary Uses
Leaves - cooked. A famine food, they are only used when all else fails. — A famine food, they are only used when all else fails.
Habitat & North American Range
Damp alpine meadows. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)