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Pimpinella saxifraga
Also called Burnet saxifrage, Solid Stem Burnet Saxifrage, Lesser Burnet Saxifrage, Pimpinella
A small perennial herb in the carrot family, native to Europe and western Asia, often found on chalk and limestone grassland. It is mainly grown as a wildflower or for herbal and fodder interest rather than as a garden feature.
Pimpinella saxifraga, known as burnet-saxifrage, solidstem burnet saxifrage, lesser burnet is a plant species in the family Apiaceae, a native of the British Isles and temperate Europe and Western Asia. It is neither a burnet, which its leaves resemble, nor a saxifrage although it has a similar herbal effect as a diuretic.
The plant makes up a large part of the turf in some of southern England's chalk downs. It is highly nutritious for sheep and cattle, and in the past was cultivated on calcareous soils for fodder.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
