International Plant Names Index (IPNI) and Alpine Flora Compendium

• Astrantia minor — A smaller species of herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the Astrantia genus within the Apiaceae family, native to the high mountain regions of Southwestern and Central Europe (especially the Alps and Pyrenees). It is structurally characterized by leaves deeply divided into 7-9 narrow lobes and delicate, small floral umbels surrounded by white or greenish involucral bracts, adapted to siliceous soils and shaded screes.