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Paeonia

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Also known as peony, peonies

The peony or paeony () is any flowering plant in the genus Paeonia, the only genus in the family Paeoniaceae. Peonies are native to Asia, Europe, and Western North America. Scientists differ on the number of species that can be distinguished, ranging from 25 to 40, although the current consensus describes 33 known species. The relationships between the species need to be further clarified.

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Paeonia is a genus of plants in the family Paeoniaceae, commonly known as paeony. It belongs to the kingdom Plantae, phylum Tracheophyta, class Magnoliopsida, and order Saxifragales. The scientific name is listed as Paeonia L.

Records for this genus are held by institutions including MEL, RSA, CM, HSC, and DBG. Occurrence data has been documented in Italy, Romania, the United States, Algeria, and France. The genus is associated with 3,197 PubMed entries and 69,446 GBIF occurrences.

Synthesized by Vinony from 26 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, PubMed, Gbif Occ, Plants of the World, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Paeonia

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderSaxifragales
  5. FamilyPaeoniaceae
Native toAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Baleares, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast
Observations recorded69,446

Common Name: paeony

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
395
With media
225
Family
Paeoniaceae
Collections
MEL, RSA, CM, HSC, DBG, ANSP
Recorded in
Italy, Romania, United States, Algeria, France, Slovenia, China
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Research

3,197 papers

via PubMed

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Encyclopedic overview

19 sections
Contents
  • Description
  • Morphology
  • Phytochemistry
  • Genome
  • Taxonomy
  • Phylogeny
  • Species
  • Distribution
  • Distributional history
  • {{anchor|Herbaceous peony|Tree peony|Itoh peony}}Cultivation
  • Plant growth habits
  • {{anchor|Bomb|Semi-double}}Flower types
  • Propagation
  • Cultivars
  • Uses
  • Culture
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • External links

The peony or paeony () is any flowering plant in the genus Paeonia, the only genus in the family Paeoniaceae. Peonies are native to Asia, Europe, and Western North America. Scientists differ on the number of species that can be distinguished, ranging from 25 to 40, although the current consensus describes 33 known species. The relationships between the species need to be further clarified.

Most are herbaceous perennial plants tall, but some are woody shrubs tall. They have compound, deeply lobed leaves and large, often fragrant flowers, in colors ranging from purple and pink to red, white or yellow, in late spring and early summer. The flowers have a short blooming season, usually lasting for only 7–10 days.

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