# Burnet-saxifrage

*Pimpinella saxifraga*

Its Latin species name 'saxifraga' translates to 'rock-breaker,' referring to its deep roots that can penetrate hard, stony ground.

- **Taxonomy:** Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Apiaceae › Pimpinella
- **IUCN Red List status:** Least Concern
- **Population trend:** stable
- **Biome:** grassland
- **Habitat:** Dry grasslands, meadows, pastures, and chalky cliffs.
- **Diet:** Autotrophic (photosynthesis, drawing nutrients from calcareous soils).
- **Range:** Europe, Temperate Asia, North America
- **Size:** 30 to 100 cm tall
- **Lifespan:** 3 to 10 years
- **Active:** diurnal
- **Threats:** Habitat loss due to intensive agriculture, overgrazing, or scrub encroachment.
- **Safe to approach?:** Harmless. This plant is safe to approach and touch. However, ensure correct identification before any foraging, as it belongs to the Apiaceae family, which contains highly toxic lookalikes like Poison Hemlock.

## About

Pimpinella saxifraga , known as burnet-saxifrage , solidstem burnet saxifrage , lesser burnet , or salad burnet is a plant of the family Umbelliferae 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.

## Sources

- Plate: https://gaia-dex.com/species/b1eaabb7-d4c3-4ed2-9623-8566e9c16ea0
- iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/166880
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pimpinella saxifraga
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List category, as recorded by Gaia-Dex
- Photo: https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/576279158/medium.jpg (Udo Schmidt, CC-BY-SA, via iNaturalist)

Habitat, diet, size and similar notes are AI-written summaries; check them against the linked sources before relying on them.