| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Sanguisorba rupicola (Boiss. & Reut.) A.Braun & C.D.Bouché |
| Bibliography | Index Seminum (B, Berolinensis) 1867(App. Sp. Nov.): 11 (1867) |
| Native Range | w. Medit. to Sicilia |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 200-2000m |
| Description | basal leaves with 5-11 leaflets, glabrous or hirsute, leaflets sessile, ovate, adaxially dark green, floral heads 7-20mm broad, spherical, solitary, terminal |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 Guirao ex Nyman Poterium mauritanicum var. saxatile É.Rev. Poterium rupicola Boiss. & Reut. Poterium rupicola f. umbrosum Pau Poterium sanguisorba var. rupicola (Boiss. & Reut.) Fiori Sanguisorba minor ssp. rupicola (Boiss. & Reut.) Nordborg |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (POR Portugal, SAR Sardegna, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (SIC Sicilia) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco) |