Salad Burnet (Sanguisorba minor)

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Sanguisorba minor - Wikipedia
Sanguisorba minor - USDA PLANTS Database

Duration: Perennial Native to: western, central and southern Europe northwest Africa and southwest Western Asia Edibility: All PartsStatus in Yard: Removed

I bought salad burnet for my herb garden in early 2014, but early in 2016 I removed it because I didn't care for the taste of it, and it was taking up important space. On the other had, it has an interesting form, with its colorful and complex flower head. I took this picture on March 23, 2014.

An early-stage flower head on April 24, 2014
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Closeup of a flower head on May 1, 2014
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