| 10/07/2006
This wildflower was in slow decline, but its crimson flowers are a common sight at Titchmarsh Nature Reserve at this time of year.
 The flower has no petals. Although you'll miss it unless you look closely, the flower is actually made up of some 37 pairs of oval 'leaflets' . The leaves of the plant are green on top but underneath are grey.
In past times it was used for the stanching of bleeding, and this is how it came by its Latin name Sanguisorba (Sanguisorba officinalis): from sanguis, blood and sorbere, to staunch.
The plant is a favourite when considering the re-population of wildflower meadows.
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