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BURNET

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Originally appearing in Volume V04, Page 853 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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BURNET  , known botanically as Poterium, a member of the

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rose
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family . The
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plants are perennial herbs with pinnate leaves and small
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flowers arranged in dense
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long-stalked heads .
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Great burnet (Poterium officinale) is found in
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damp meadows;
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salad burnet (P . Sanguisorba) is a smaller plant with much smaller
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flower-heads growing in dry pastures .

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