Paeonia officinalis L.

Garden Peony

Paeoniaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Paeoniaceae (Peony family)
Genus: Paeonia (Peony)

Synonyms

Paeonia officinalis
Paeonia feminea
Paeonia officinalis var. feminea
Paeonia paradoxa

Related species

Paeonia officinalis L. - Garden Peony

Traits


    <span class="r">Slightly toxic</span>, 50&#8211;100&#8239;cm tall. <span class="v1">flowers:</span> <b>Ø up to 14&#8239;cm</b>, reddish to violet. <span class="v1">ovary:</span> <b>mostly 2&#8211;3</b>. <span class="v1">fruits:</span> follicles. <span class="v1">leav...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Paeonia officinalis

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.

Ecology

Paeonia officinalis

Paeonia officinalis

Status

  • naturalized neophyte

Habitat

  • ruderal vegetation, parks, gardens

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