Astrantia minor L.

Sanicle de montagne (fr), Petite Astrance (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Astrantia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.1-0.35m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.35
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.6
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-4
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
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°) 12 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Astrantia minor habit picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)
Astrantia minor habit picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)
Astrantia minor habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Astrantia minor leaf picture by killar (cc-by-sa)
Astrantia minor leaf picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)
Astrantia minor leaf picture by Juliette Serra (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Astrantia minor flower picture by Denis Bastianelli (cc-by-sa)
Astrantia minor flower picture by Agustín Rivas (cc-by-sa)
Astrantia minor flower picture by Nils Kieffer (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Astrantia minor fruit picture by Llandrich anna (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Astrantia minor world distribution map, present in Andorra, Switzerland, Spain, France, and Italy

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:838344-1
WFO ID wfo-0000554846
COL ID J3KC
BDTFX ID 8212
INPN ID 84937
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Astrantia alpoina Astrantia digitata Astrantia major subsp. minor Astrantia minor