Pollinator plant

great burnet

Sanguisorba officinalis

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Common names

38 names · 31 languages
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Other languages (30)
Dutch
French
Basque
  • Gaitun sendagarri[2]
Catalan
  • Pimpinella major[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Czech
  • krvavec toten[2]
Danish
  • Læge-kvæsurt[2]
Estonian
  • Ürt-punanupp[2]
Finnish
  • Punaluppio[2]
German
Hungarian
  • Őszi vérfű[2]
Icelandic
  • Blóðkollur[2]
Italian
Japanese
  • ワレモコウ[2]
  • 吾亦紅[2]
Korean
Lithuanian
  • Vaistinė kraujalakė[2]
Mongolian
  • Сөд[2]
  • Эмийн Сөд[2]
Norwegian
Polish
  • Krwiściąg lekarski[2]
Russian
  • Кровохлёбка лекарственная[2]
Sakha
  • Ымыйах[2]
Slovak
  • krvavec lekársky[2]
Slovenian
  • zdravilna strašnica[2]
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish
  • çayır düğmesi[2]
Ukrainian
  • Родовик лікарський[2]
Vietnamese
Welsh
  • Bwrned mawr[2]
Sources & name notes (4)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Sanguisorba officinalis — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Groß-Wiesenknopf — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • Großer Wiesenknopf — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • Great burnet — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • niéspola — results[0].names[22]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • Grande pimprenelle — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • Pimprenelle officinale — results[0].names[35]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • Sanguisorbe officinale — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • Salvastrella maggiore — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • Grote Pimpernel — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
[2] Sanguisorba officinalis — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Groß-Wiesenknopf — results[12].names[10]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • Großer Wiesenknopf — results[12].names[2]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • Great burnet — results[12].names[1]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • niéspola — results[12].names[22]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • Grande pimprenelle — results[12].names[7]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • Pimprenelle officinale — results[12].names[35]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • Sanguisorbe officinale — results[12].names[6]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • Salvastrella maggiore — results[12].names[3]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • Grote Pimpernel — results[12].names[8]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • 오이풀 — results[12].names[4]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • ワレモコウ — results[12].names[5]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • krvavec toten — results[12].names[9]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • Кровохлёбка лекарственная — results[12].names[11]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • Địa du — results[12].names[12]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • Krwiściąg lekarski — results[12].names[13]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • Ымыйах — results[12].names[14]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • Punaluppio — results[12].names[15]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • Ürt-punanupp — results[12].names[16]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • Bwrned mawr — results[12].names[17]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • Őszi vérfű — results[12].names[18]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • Gaitun sendagarri — results[12].names[19]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • Blóðkollur — results[12].names[20]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • Læge-kvæsurt — results[12].names[21]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • blodtopp — results[12].names[23]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • Сөд — results[12].names[24]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • Vaistinė kraujalakė — results[12].names[25]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • 地榆 — results[12].names[26]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • krvavec lekársky — results[12].names[27]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • Эмийн Сөд — results[12].names[28]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • çayır düğmesi — results[12].names[29]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • zdravilna strašnica — results[12].names[30]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • blodtopp — results[12].names[31]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • Родовик лікарський — results[12].names[32]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • 地榆 — results[12].names[33]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • 吾亦紅 — results[12].names[34]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
  • Pimpinella major — results[12].names[36]; taxon id 64549; Sanguisorba officinalis.
[3] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Sanguisorba officinalis ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Großer Wiesenknopf (DE); Great Burnet — VernacularName.tsv, line 172200; taxon 6XJBC.
  • Official burnet (EN) — VernacularName.tsv, line 172201; taxon 6XJBC.
[4] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • great burnet — Page 4, column 2, row top 397 pt; common-name cell after Sanguisorba officinalis.; Sanguisorba officinalis.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Sanguisorba officinalis is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Rosaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Sanguisorba officinalis in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

Burnet Bloodwort (Sanguisorba officinalis) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to September.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Sanguisorba officinalis — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2437471; ID 6XJBC; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2437471; ID 6XJBC; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Wildflowers

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 4, column 2, entry Sanguisorba officinalis (top 397 pt)

    Source checked on .