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masterwort

Astrantia

Astrantia is a genus of herbaceous plants in the family Apiaceae, endemic to Central, Eastern and Southern Europe and the Caucasus. There are 8 or 9 species, which have aromatic roots, palmate leaves, and decorative flowers. They are commonly known as great masterwort or masterwort which may also refer to other plants, particularly the unrelated Peucedanum ostruthium.

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9 branches of this genus, most-observed first

great masterwort

speciesAstrantia major

lesser masterwort

speciesAstrantia minor

Caucasian Astrantia

speciesAstrantia maxima

Carnic masterwort

speciesAstrantia carniolica

Astrantia trifida

speciesAstrantia trifida

Bavarian masterwort

speciesAstrantia bavarica

Astrantia pontica

speciesAstrantia pontica

Astrantia pauciflora

speciesAstrantia pauciflora

Astrantia colchica

speciesAstrantia colchica

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

masterwort in A New Distribution of Umbelliferous Plants

A New Distribution of Umbelliferous Plants

Robert Morison · 1672 · p.131

masterwort in Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.704

masterwort in Six Groups of the History of Plants

Six Groups of the History of Plants

Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.338

masterwort in History of Rare Plants

History of Rare Plants

Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.570

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 131624.