Astrantia major

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Overview

Interesting Facts

Common Names

Description

Physical Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,840 meters (0 to 6,037 feet).[1]

Biology

Growth

Culture: Space 18-24" apart.

Soil: Minimum pH: 6.1 • Maximum pH: 7.8

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade.

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b. (map)

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001

Similar Species

Members of the genus Astrantia

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 24 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:

A. major (Masterwort) · A. major alba (Masterwort) · A. major involucrata 'Canneman' (Great Masterwort) · A. major involucrata 'Shaggy' (Great Masterwort) · A. major major (Greater Masterwort) · A. major var. rosea (Masterwort) · A. major 'Abbey Road' (Abbey Road Masterwort) · A. major 'Claret' (Masterwort) · A. major 'Dark Claret' (Masterwort) · A. major 'Hadspen Blood' (Masterwort) · A. major 'Lars' (Masterwort) · A. major 'Magnum Blush' (Magnum Blush Masterwort) · A. major 'Maxima' (Masterwort) · A. major 'Moulin Rouge' (Masterwort) · A. major 'Primadonna' (Masterwort) · A. major 'Rosensinfonie' (Masterwort) · A. major 'Rubra' (Masterwort) · A. major 'Ruby Cloud' (Masterwort) · A. major 'Ruby Wedding' (Masterwort) · A. major 'Snowstar' (Masterwort) · A. major 'Sunningdale Gold' (Variegated Masterwort) · A. major 'Sunningdale Variegated' (Variegated Masterwort) · A. 'Bloody Mary' (Masterwort) · A. 'Buckland' (Masterwort)

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Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 16, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 12, 2007:

• Australian National Herbarium
• , Australian National Herbarium
• Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
• Conservatoire botanique national du Bassin parisien, Conservatoire botanique national du Bassin parisien
• European Environment Agency, EUNIS
• GBIF-Spain, Botánica, Universidad de León: LEB-Cormo
• GBIF-Spain, Departamento de Biolog. Veg. II, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, Madrid: MAF
• GBIF-Spain, Herbario Universidad de Málaga: MGC-Cormófitos
• GBIF-Spain, Real Jardin Botanico
• , Vascular Plant Herbarium
• GBIF-Spain, Universidad de Oviedo. Departamento de Biología de Organismos y Sistemas: FCO
• Institute of Nature Conservation PAS, National System of Proetcted Areas
• Jyväskylä University Museum - The Section of Natural Sciences, Vascular plant collection of Jyvaskyla University Museum
• Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
• Museum of Natural History, Wroclaw University, Museum of Natural History, Wroclaw University, Flora of the Stołowe Mts.
• Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Vascular Plant Herbarium, Oslo
• Steiermärkisches Landesmuseum Joanneum - Herbarium GJO, Herbarium GJO
• The Swedish Museum of Natural History
• , Botany
• The Swedish Museum of Natural History
• , Herbarium of Oskarshamn
• The Swedish Museum of Natural History
• , Lund Botanical Museum
• The Swedish Museum of Natural History
• , Plants
• Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum, Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum
• UK National Biodiversity Network, Botanical Society of the British Isles - Vascular Plants Database
• University of Vienna, Institute for Botany - Herbarium WU, Herbarium WU
• inatura - Erlebnis Naturschau Dornbirn, inatura - Erlebnis Naturschau Dornbirn

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2671416
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-507571
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 4490920
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:838340-1
• International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 838339-1
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 451320

Footnotes

1. Mean = 323.090 meters (1,060.007 feet), Standard Deviation = 304.880 based on 1,277 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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