Description from
Flora of China
Sanguisorba glandulosa Komarov, Bot. Mater. Gerb. Glavn. Bot. Sada SSSR 6: 10. 1926.
Base of petiole or stem sparsely glandular hairy; leaflets of radical leaves ovate or oblong-ovate, abaxially sparsely pilose, base cordate to subcordate. Sepals purple, red, or tinged purple. Filaments nearly equaling sepals. Fl. and fr. Jul–Sep.
Forest margins, damp places in ravines; 600--1900 m. Gansu, Heilongjiang, Shaanxi [Mongolia, E Russia].