[The Rose Family in Denali National Park and Preserve]

Canadian Burnet, Official Great Burnet, Sitka Burnet

Sanguisorba canadensis

Synonyms: Sanguisorba canadensis ssp. latifolia, Sanguisorba canadensis var. latifolia, Sanguisorba sitchensis, Sanguisorba stipulata

Inflorescence of Canadian Burnet, Official Great Burnet, Sitka Burnet: Sanguisorba canadensis (Synonyms: Sanguisorba canadensis ssp. latifolia, Sanguisorba canadensis var. latifolia, Sanguisorba sitchensis, Sanguisorba stipulata)

The inflorescence of sitka burnet as photographed along the park road at Sable Pass, Denali National Park............August 22, 2006.

Pinnately compound leaf of Canadian Burnet, Official Great Burnet, Sitka Burnet: Sanguisorba canadensis (Synonyms: Sanguisorba canadensis ssp. latifolia, Sanguisorba canadensis var. latifolia, Sanguisorba sitchensis, Sanguisorba stipulata)

The pinnately compound leaf of sitka burnet as photographed along the park road at Sable Pass, Denali National Park............August 22, 2006.

Canadian Burnet, Official Great Burnet, Sitka Burnet: Sanguisorba canadensis (Synonyms: Sanguisorba canadensis ssp. latifolia, Sanguisorba canadensis var. latifolia, Sanguisorba sitchensis, Sanguisorba stipulata)

Sitka burnet as seen long the park road at Sable Pass, Denali National Park...................August 21, 2006.

Fall foliage of Canadian Burnet, Official Great Burnet, Sitka Burnet: Sanguisorba canadensis (Synonyms: Sanguisorba canadensis ssp. latifolia, Sanguisorba canadensis var. latifolia, Sanguisorba sitchensis, Sanguisorba stipulata)

Sitka burnet with its attractive fall foliage as photographed along upper Moose Creek between Mt. Galen and Thorofare Ridge, Denali National Park and Preserve......................September 7, 2009.

Paul Slichter