Rosaceae
Canadian burnet
Sanguisorba canadensis
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Sanguisorba
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Common names
By language (8)
- Arabic
- مرقئة كندية
- arz
- مرقئه كنديه
- Azerbaijani
- Kanada sincanotu
- Chinese
- 大白花地榆
- English
- Canadian burnet
- Icelandic
- Kanadakollur
- Swedish
- Kanadapimpinell
- Welsh
- Bwrned gwyn
Synonyms
- Poterium canadense (L.) A.Gray
- Sanguisorba canadensis subsp. canadensis
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
Photo: Montrealais, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: BelPatty86, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.