Sanguisorba officinalis. Great burnet.
Life-form & Growth Form:
Hemicryptophyte. Herbaceous perennial. Little/no vegetative spread.
Flowering period:
June to August.
Habitats:
Well-drained pasture. Hay meadows. Railway embankments.
Threats:
Habitat loss and fragmentation through ploughing and re-seeding of old pastures. Lack of suitable grassland management leading to scrub encroachment. Loss of pastures to housing development.
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