Sanguisorba tenuifolia
Family: Rosaceae
What it is like
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 1.5 m tall. The rootstock is branched and robust with several long slender roots. There are leaves at the base and on the stem. Those at the base have 709 pairs of leaflets and those higher up have less.
There are about 18 Sanguisorba species.
Where it is found
It is a cool temperate plant. In north China it grows on the edges of forests and in damp places between 200-1,700 m above sea level.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, Australia, China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Russia
How it is used for food
Edible parts
Leaves