Salad burnet
Sanguisorba minor
- Layer 4 · Herbaceous
- Edible companion
Status by region
No restrictions recorded in the lists we checked.
Checked against the European Union list (Regulation 1143/2014) · Portugal's national invasive species list (Decreto-Lei 92/2019).
Information based on the cited sources, not legal advice — always confirm your local rules.
About
Small perennial plant with divided cucumber-flavoured leaves, used in salads and sauces. It remains green for most of the year and tolerates drought and calcareous soils well. In a food forest it occupies the herbaceous layer, providing edible leaves and ground cover, and the flowers attract some pollinators.
It can be planted now — September is one of the best months.
See which trees salad burnet grows well with
These trees share this species' soil and climate — the pairing is inferred from conditions, not from a guild we have already seen.
No account needed.
Needs
- Water: Low
- Light: Full sun
- Size: Herbaceous perennial up to 0.4 m
- Mature diameter: 0.3 m
- Soils: Clay, Loam, Sandy, Limestone
- Climates: Hot, dry Mediterranean, Atlantic coast, Inland / Continental, Mountain / cold
Calendar
- January
- February
- March — Harvest — Planting
- April — Harvest — Planting
- May — Harvest
- June — Harvest
- July
- August
- September — Harvest — Planting
- October — Harvest — Planting
- November
- December
- Harvest
- Planting
Medicinal use: The cucumber-flavoured leaves are consumed fresh in salads and soups, and are also traditionally used in infusions to relieve digestive problems due to their astringent properties.
Where to buy
Central trees worth considering
May work well together — same soil and climate, complementary layers. We have not seen this combination in a generated guild yet.
May grow well with
Suggestions worked out from growing conditions — same soil and climate, complementary layers and functions. These are not observed guilds; treat them as a starting point to try on your own land.
Manna ashFraxinus ornussame climate · same soil · different layers · complementary functions · same exposure · same water needs
Mediterranean buckthornRhamnus alaternussame climate · same soil · different layers · complementary functions · same exposure · same water needs
TerebinthPistacia terebinthussame climate · same soil · different layers · complementary functions · same exposure · same water needs
Common hawthornCrataegus monogynasame climate · same soil · different layers · complementary functions · same exposure · same water needs
Mediterranean cypressCupressus sempervirenssame climate · same soil · different layers · complementary functions · same exposure · same water needs
Maritime pinePinus pinastersame climate · same soil · different layers · complementary functions · same exposure · same water needs
Portuguese oakQuercus fagineasame climate · same soil · different layers · complementary functions · same exposure · same water needs
Related plants
Other species in the same layer or with the same function.
It can be planted now — September is one of the best months.
See which trees salad burnet grows well with
These trees share this species' soil and climate — the pairing is inferred from conditions, not from a guild we have already seen.
No account needed.
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