| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Sanguisorba ancistroides (Desf.) Ces. |
| Bibliography | Stirp. Ital. Rar. 2: ad. tab. S. dodecandrae (1842) |
| Native Range | w. Medit. |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 100-2000m |
| Description | leaflets 3-10 pairs, 5-10mm long, equally large, floral stem leafless, heads ca. 1cm broad |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Poterium ancistroides Desf. Poterium ancistroides var. fontanesianum Spach Poterium ancistroides var. medium Spach Poterium ancistroides var. microphyllum Spach Poterium ancistroides f. minor Pau Poterium ancistroides f. parviflorum (Pomel) Batt. Poterium ancistroides var. parviflorum Pomel Poterium ancistroides ssp. parviflorum (Pomel) Font Quer Poterium ancistroides var. tournefortianum Spach Poterium dictyocarpum Bourg. ex Willk. Sanguisorba ancistroides var. arachneosa Rigual Sanguisorba ancistroides var. ballii Maire Sanguisorba ancistroides var. battandieri Maire Sanguisorba ancistroides var. castellorum Maire Sanguisorba ancistroides var. diana Maire Sanguisorba ancistroides var. dyris Maire Sanguisorba ancistroides var. fontqueri Maire Sanguisorba ancistroides var. glaberrima Maire Sanguisorba ancistroides var. humbertii Maire Sanguisorba ancistroides var. parviflora (Pomel) Batt. ex Maire Sanguisorba ancistroides ssp. parviflora (Pomel) O.Bolós & al. Sanguisorba ancistroides var. typica Maire |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco) |