| Family | APIACEAE |
| Genus species | Astrantia maxima Pall. |
| Bibliography | Nova Acta Acad. Sci. Imp. Petrop. Hist. Acad. 7: 357 (1793) |
| Native Range | Caucasus to nw. Iran and ne. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1300-2400m |
| Description | lower leaves petiolate, tripartite, medial segment narrow, sublanceolate, the lateral asymmetric, dentate, stem leaves sessile, trilobate, umbels 2-5cm in diam. |
| Size | 40-70cm |
| Color | pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, light, germ. 3-12 months, 13-18°C division when dormant |
| Synonyms | Astrantia helleborifolia Salisb. Astrantia heterophylla Willd. Astrantia speciosa Heynh. Transcaucasia armenia M.Hiroe |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |