# Masterwort

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'''Masterwort''' is a common name for several plants in the family [Apiaceae](/source/Apiaceae) and may refer to:

*''[Astrantia](/source/Astrantia)'', a genus with several plant species cultivated as ornamentals
*''[Heracleum](/source/Heracleum_(plant))'', a genus of plants known for their phototoxic effects
*''[Peucedanum ostruthium](/source/Peucedanum_ostruthium)'', a species used as an herbal flavoring
*''[Aegopodium podagraria](/source/Aegopodium_podagraria)'', a species that is sometimes called English masterwort or wild masterwort

{{Gallery
|title=Plants called masterwort
|width=250 |height=170 |File:Astrantia major02.jpg|''[Astrantia major](/source/Astrantia_major)''
|File:Heracleum lanatum 07269.JPG|''[Heracleum lanatum](/source/Heracleum_lanatum)''
|File:Peucedanum ostruthium - Köhler–s Medizinal-Pflanzen-236.jpg|Drawing of ''[Peucedanum ostruthium](/source/Peucedanum_ostruthium)''
}}

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