Astrantia major L.

Greater masterwort (en), Grande radiaire (fr), Grande Radiaire (fr), Grande astrance (fr), Astrance élevée (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Astrantia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.5-0.95m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 0.75
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 0.95
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Moist woodlands and the banks of streams.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 1-5
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use Purgative (unspecified), Sclerosis (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 20
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Astrantia major habit picture by Jacques Zuber (cc-by-sa)
Astrantia major habit picture by Jacques Zuber (cc-by-sa)
Astrantia major habit picture by Sabina Hartmann (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Astrantia major leaf picture by Estaun Esperanza (cc-by-sa)
Astrantia major leaf picture by Alexandre BONNAMOUR (cc-by-sa)
Astrantia major leaf picture by Mathieu ROUSSEAU (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Astrantia major flower picture by Gemy (cc-by-sa)
Astrantia major flower picture by Steve Lane (cc-by-sa)
Astrantia major flower picture by Vincent Hulin (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Astrantia major fruit picture by 22Ben Combes (cc-by-sa)
Astrantia major fruit picture by Ornel Jokerrr83 (cc-by-sa)
Astrantia major fruit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Astrantia major world distribution map, present in Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Montenegro, and Slovenia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:838340-1
WFO ID wfo-0000554832
COL ID J3K6
BDTFX ID 8205
INPN ID 84936
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Astrantia caucasica Astrantia europaea Astrantia pallida Astrantia australis Astrantia candida Astrantia montana Astrantia nigra Astrantia saniculifolia Sanicula astrantia Astrantia major f. integra Astrantia intermedia Astrantia vulgaris Astrantia major subsp. involucrata Astrantia major var. involucrata Astrantia major var. maxima Astrantia major

Lower taxons

Astrantia major subsp. apenninica Astrantia major subsp. carinthiaca Astrantia major subsp. elatior Astrantia major subsp. pyrenaica