Astrantia minor

Astrantia minor

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Apiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Apiales

Familia: Apiaceae
Subfamilia: Saniculoideae
Tribus: Saniculeae
Genus: Astrantia
Sectiones: Astrantia sect. Astrantiella
Species: Astrantia minor

Name

Astrantia minor L., Sp. Pl. 1: 235 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Astrantia major subsp. minor (L.) Bonnier & Layens, Tabl. Syn. Pl. Vasc. France: 135 (1894), nom. illeg.
• Heterotypic
  • Astrantia digitata Moench, Methodus: 94 (1794).
  • Astrantia alpina Clairv., Man. Herbor. Suisse: 78 (1811).

Homonyms

• Astrantia minor Scop. (1771)) = Astrantia carniolica Jacq.
• Astrantia minor Vitm. = Astrantia pauciflora subsp. pauciflora

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Middle Europe Switzerland. Regional: Southwestern Europe France, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Italy. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 235. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Astrantia minor in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Jan 8. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Astrantia minor. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 8 Jan 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Astrantia minor. Published online. Accessed: 8 Jan 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Astrantia minor. Accessed: 8 Jan 2024.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Astrantia minor. Accessed: 2024 Jan 8.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Astrantia minor in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Jan 8.
• Tela Botanica (ed.) 2000 onwards: Tela Botanica. Le réseau de la botanique francophone. eFlore. Astrantia minor. Association Tela Botanica, Montpellier, France. Accessed: 2009 Dec 20.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Astrantia minor in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

català: Astrància menuda
Deutsch: Kleine Sterndolde
English: Lesser Masterwort
français: Petite astrance
Nederlands: Klein sterrenscherm

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