Salad burnet
Sanguisorba minor
A low perennial herb with finely divided leaves that taste of cucumber, historically grown as a salad green.
Family
Rosaceae
Temperature
13-22°C (absolute 4-26°C)
Rainfall
500-800mm (absolute 300-1300mm)
Altitude
2300m
Soil pH
6.5-7.5 (absolute 6-8.2)
Soil types
Well-drained chalky or loamy soils