Sanguisorba officinalis

Sanguisorba officinalis

  • Sanguisorba officinalis
  • Sanguisorba officinalis
  • Sanguisorba officinalis
  • Sanguisorba officinalis
  • Sanguisorba officinalis
  • Sanguisorba officinalis
  • Sanguisorba officinalis
  • Sanguisorba officinalis
  • Flower name
    Sanguisorba officinalis
  • Scientific name
    Sanguisorba officinalis
  • Alias吾亦紅, burnet bloodwort, グレートバーネット
  • Place of originJapan to China
  • Place of floweringFields and footpaths, Cut flowers, flower arrangement
  • Flowering seasonAugust, September, October

What is Sanguisorba officinalis

Sanguisorba officinalis or Waremokou (scientific name: Sanguisorba officinalis) is a cold-resistant perennial of the genus Rosaceae. It is commonly seen in grasslands nationwide. In the autumn, we extend the spikes and bloom a blotchless red purple florette in a spherical shape. There are no petals, the one that looks like a flower is calyx. Calyx is a finite inflorescence blooming from the top to the bottom. There are saw teeth in the leaves. Dry root contains tannins and has a hemostatic effect. The genus name "Sanguisorba" is coined from "sanguis" (blood) + "sorbere" (absorbing). There is a sennichikou () on a similar flower. Sennichikou is densely gathered with flower gathering than waremokou. The shape of the aggregate flower is round, leaves are all edges.

Name: Sanguisorba officinalis ,
scientific name: Sanguisorba officinalis,
Distribution: Japan nationwide, Environment: grassland,
plant height: 50 to 100 cm, inflorescence form: panicle inflorescences flower color: red violet flowering period: August to October, leaf shape: feathered double leaf (root leaf), lobular shape: thin oblong shape, leaf margin: shallow sawtooth.


  • Order
    Rosales
  • Family
    Rosaceae
  • Genus
    Sanguisorba
  • Species
    S. officinalis
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Spikelet inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    without
  • Leaf type
    Odd pinnate compound leaf
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life typecold-resistant perennial grass
  • Flower colorsRed
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit color
  • Height50.0 ~ 100.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower0.5 ~ 0.5 cm

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