▁It ▁diff ers ▁from ▁its ▁con gener ▁A str ant ia ▁major , ▁by ▁its ▁smaller ▁size , ▁and ▁bas al ▁leaves ▁of ▁seven ▁segments ▁( inst ead ▁of ▁five ) ▁with ▁cal y x ▁teeth ▁that ▁are ▁obt use ▁and ▁slightly ▁m uc ron ate . ▁ ▁Hab itat ▁ ▁Found ▁in ▁some ▁cl umps ▁of ▁large ▁plants ▁near ▁streams ▁and ▁in ▁clear ings ▁in ▁the ▁scr ub land ▁of ▁mountain ▁az ale a ▁( R hod od end ron ▁fer rug ine um ), ▁on ▁fresh ▁al pine ▁and ▁sub al pine ▁soil . ▁It ▁pre fers ▁a ▁pure ▁sil ic ace ous ▁substr ate , ▁at ▁elev ations ▁of ▁( 1 8 5 0 ) ▁ 2 1 0 0 ▁- ▁ 2 3 0 0 ▁( 2 6 0 0 ) ▁meters . ▁Flow ering ▁occurs ▁from ▁July ▁to ▁August ▁and ▁fruit ing ▁in ▁August – Se ptember . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁ ▁End em ic ▁to ▁central ▁and ▁southern ▁Europe ▁( France , ▁Switzerland , ▁Italy ▁and ▁Spain ). ▁In ▁the ▁I ber ian ▁Pen ins ula ▁it ▁is ▁found ▁only ▁in ▁the ▁Py ren ees , ▁the ▁Catal an ▁lands ▁and ▁H ues ca ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁extreme ▁south west ▁Valle ▁de ▁Ben as que . ▁ ▁Tax onomy ▁ ▁Syn onym s : ▁ ▁A str ant ia ▁al p ina ▁Cla ir v . ▁[ 1 8 1 1 , ▁Man . ▁Her bor . ▁: ▁ 7 8 ] ▁ ▁A str