WorldFloraDB - Sanguisorba canadensis

Characteristics

Perennial from a thick rhizome; stem erect, usually simple below, to 15 dm; lower lvs to 5 dm (petiole included), the upper progressively reduced; stipules foliaceous; lfls 7–15, petiolulate, ovate to oblong or elliptic, 3–8 cm, blunt, sharply serrate; spikes 1– several, long-pedunculate, cylindric, 3–12 cm; fls all perfect; hypanthium not roughened between the wings; sep white, elliptic, spreading, 2–3 mm; 2n=56. Marshes, wet meadows, and damp prairies; Nf. and Lab. to Man., s. to N.J., Pa., O., and Ind., and in the mts. to W.Va., Ky. and N.C. July–Sept.

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A perennial plant. It grows 1.2-1.8 m high and 60-90 cm wide. The leaves are pale green. They are divided into leaflets along the stalk. The flowers are bottle brushes and are slender and white or pink. They are carried on erect stems. The flower heads are 5-15 cm long.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

-

Foliage retention

deciduous

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

entomogamy

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

0.55 - 0.8

Mature height (meter)

1.2 - 1.5

Root system

rhizome

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It is frost hardy. It grows in wet places and marshes. It can be on the banks of rivers and ponds. It suits hardiness zones 4-8.

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Wet meadows and swamps. Peaty or boggy soils.

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The leaves are boiled, washed with water to remove the bitterness, and eaten with salt and miso. They can be used in salads, stews, soups and drinks.

Uses	environmental use medicinal
Edible	leaves
Therapeutic use	Abdomen (unspecified), Anodyne (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Hemorisis (unspecified), Nausea (unspecified)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seeds. It can be grown by division.

Mode	divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days)	30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°)	10 - 12
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-35
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-