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Prairie Burnet - Sanguisorba annua
Other Names:
Sanguisorba occidentalis
Native Species
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G4
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General Description
Glabrous annual or biennial. Stems erect, often branched, 15–40 cm. Leaflets 7 to 15, oblanceolate, 6–14 mm long, deeply pinnately divided into linear lobes. Flowers perfect; sepals deltoid, 1–3 mm long, green with white or pink margins; stamens 2; pistil 1. Fruit ovoid, 2–3 mm long with unequal wings on the angles (
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Range Comments
BC, MT south to CA and ID (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 8
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Habitat
Vernally moist, often compacted soil of grasslands, roadsides, wetlands; valleys (
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
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References
- Literature Cited AboveLegend:
View Online Publication- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
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Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
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