Sanguisorba hakusanensis
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Sanguisorba |
| Species: | S. hakusanensis |
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Sanguisorba hakusanensis, the Japanese burnet,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to Japan,[3][1][4] and Korea.[1][4]
The plant was first described in 1907 by Tomitaro Makino.[1][5] Its botanical epithet means "coming from Hakusan", a mountain in Japan.
This perennial grows on mountain ridges or in sunny rock crevices or grasslands near them. The stem grows to heights of 40–80 cm and has few hairs. The leaves are opposite. The basal leaves are pinnate with 4–6 pairs of leaflets. The stem leaves are smaller and often have hairs on the lower underside. The reddish purple flowers bloom in August–September, and hang iat the ends of branches in spike inflorescences . The fruit is a squarish berry. The number of stamens is 6–12.[4]
Distribution
It is native to both Korea and Japan.[1][4] In South Korea it is found on the mountains Jirisan and Gayasan (Gyeongsangnam-do), and Mudeungsan (Jeollanam-do), Deogyusan (Jeollabuk-do), and Seoraksan (Gangwon-do).[4]
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