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Astrantia trifida
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A. trifida
Binomial name
Astrantia trifida
Synonyms

None known[2]

Astrantia trifida,('Colchic Masterwort') is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae. It has long reddish (or white) flowers.

Description edit

 
From a forest in Tsav, SE Armenia

ASTRANTIA trifida Star of Beauty / Astrancia triforum / - two- tone flowers with a white center and purple petals. Height is up to 60 cm.[3]

Astrantia trifida Hoffm., Gen. Pl. Umbell., ed. 2. 1. praef. 8 in nota (1816).

Taxonomy edit

The specific epithet trifida, refers to


Hoffm., Gen. Pl. Umbell., ed. 2. 1. praef. 8 in nota (1816) A. trifida was originally described and published by the German Georg Franz Hoffmann in his book Genera Plantarum Umbelliferarum (1816, Moscow).[2][4]

Distribution and habitat edit

It is native to the south-eastern Alps in Europe.

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References edit

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference IUCN was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Astrantia trifida Hoffm. is an accepted name". theplantlist.org (The Plant List). 23 March 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  3. ^ "ASTRANTIA trifida Star of Beauty - Частная коллекция декоративных садовых многолетних растений". dibora.com.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Astrantia trifida | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

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