Pollinator plant

great masterwort

Astrantia major

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Common names

26 names · 23 languages
EnglishYour language
  • great masterwort[2][3]
  • Greater masterwort[1]
Other languages (22)
Dutch
  • Groot sterrenscherm[2][3]
  • Zeeuws knoopje
French
Bulgarian
  • Зарниче[3]
Catalan
  • astrància major[3]
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Czech
  • jarmanka větší[3]
Danish
  • Stor stjerneskærm[3]
Estonian
  • suur tähtputk[3]
Finnish
  • isotähtiputki[3]
German
Hungarian
  • nagy völgycsillag[3]
Italian
Japanese
  • アストランチア[3]
Lithuanian
  • Didžioji astrancija[3]
Norwegian
  • stjerneskjerm[3]
Polish
  • Jarzmianka większa[3]
Russian
  • Астранция большая[3]
Slovak
  • jarmanka väčšia[3]
Slovenian
  • veliki zali kobulček[3]
Swedish
  • stjärnflocka[3]
Ukrainian
  • Напрасник великий[3]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • greater masterwort — Page 3, column 1, row top 97 pt; common-name cell after Astrantia major.; Astrantia major.
[2] Astrantia major — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Große Sterndolde — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 131623; Astrantia major.
  • great masterwort — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 131623; Astrantia major.
  • Grande astrance — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 131623; Astrantia major.
  • Grande radiaire — results[0].names[23]; taxon id 131623; Astrantia major.
  • astranzia maggiore — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 131623; Astrantia major.
  • Groot sterrenscherm — results[0].names[19]; taxon id 131623; Astrantia major.
[3] Astrantia major — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Große Sterndolde — results[18].names[2]; taxon id 131623; Astrantia major.
  • great masterwort — results[18].names[1]; taxon id 131623; Astrantia major.
  • Grande astrance — results[18].names[4]; taxon id 131623; Astrantia major.
  • Grande radiaire — results[18].names[23]; taxon id 131623; Astrantia major.
  • astranzia maggiore — results[18].names[5]; taxon id 131623; Astrantia major.
  • Groot sterrenscherm — results[18].names[19]; taxon id 131623; Astrantia major.
  • astrància major — results[18].names[3]; taxon id 131623; Astrantia major.
  • Jarzmianka większa — results[18].names[6]; taxon id 131623; Astrantia major.
  • jarmanka větší — results[18].names[7]; taxon id 131623; Astrantia major.
  • Stor stjerneskærm — results[18].names[8]; taxon id 131623; Astrantia major.
  • suur tähtputk — results[18].names[9]; taxon id 131623; Astrantia major.
  • stjerneskjerm — results[18].names[10]; taxon id 131623; Astrantia major.
  • isotähtiputki — results[18].names[11]; taxon id 131623; Astrantia major.
  • Астранция большая — results[18].names[12]; taxon id 131623; Astrantia major.
  • Зарниче — results[18].names[13]; taxon id 131623; Astrantia major.
  • Didžioji astrancija — results[18].names[14]; taxon id 131623; Astrantia major.
  • アストランチア — results[18].names[15]; taxon id 131623; Astrantia major.
  • stjärnflocka — results[18].names[16]; taxon id 131623; Astrantia major.
  • 大星芹 — results[18].names[17]; taxon id 131623; Astrantia major.
  • 大星芹 — results[18].names[18]; taxon id 131623; Astrantia major.
  • veliki zali kobulček — results[18].names[20]; taxon id 131623; Astrantia major.
  • Напрасник великий — results[18].names[21]; taxon id 131623; Astrantia major.
  • nagy völgycsillag — results[18].names[22]; taxon id 131623; Astrantia major.
  • jarmanka väčšia — results[18].names[24]; taxon id 131623; Astrantia major.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Botanical family
Apiaceae

Genus-level classification for Astrantia; this does not confirm the complete catalogue name.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Astrantia major in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2]
Native range
C. & S. Europe to N. Caucasus.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

Greater masterwort (Astrantia major) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to July.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Astrantia — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Botanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 56699; ID 34JW; rank genus; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 3, column 1, entry Astrantia major (top 97 pt)

    Source checked on .

  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Astrantia major — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1319969; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1194318, 1194320, 1194321, 1194322, 1194323, 1194324, 1194325, 1194326, 1194327, 1194328, 1194329, 1194330, 1194331, 1194332, 1194333, 1194336, 1194337

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.