View source for Paeonia ← Paeonia You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: Users. You can view and copy the source of this page. {{Treatment/ID |accepted_name=Paeonia |accepted_authority=Linnaeus |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=Sp. Pl. |place=1: 530. 1753 |year=1753 }}, {{Treatment/Publication |title=Gen. Pl. ed. |place=5, 235. 1754 , }} |common_names=Peony |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Paeoniaceae;Paeonia |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Paeoniaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Paeonia]]</div></div> |etymology=Greek Paeon, physician to the gods, who supposedly used the plant medicinally |volume=Volume 8 |mention_page= |treatment_page=page 3 }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="whole_organism atypical some measurement;whole_organism some measurement;whole_organism architecture;whole_organism growth form;root texture;root size or width"><b>Herbs </b>20–75 [–200+] cm, usually rhizomatous and/or roots notably fleshy or thickened.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="leaf quantity"><b>Leaves </b>(excluding clasping, scalelike structures proximal to leaves proper) mostly 5–12 per shoot.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="flower orientation"><b>Inflorescences:</b> flowers nodding [erect], sometimes surpassed by foliage or individual flower overtopped by ± leaflike bract.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="flower odor;flower prominence"><b>Flowers </b>often fragrant, showy;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="sepal duration;sepal coloration;sepal coloration">sepals usually persistent, usually green or purplish;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="petal coloration;petal coloration;petal coloration">petals dark red to purplish, almost black, or maroon to bronze [pink, red, white, yellow], usually with contrasting margins.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="follicle texture"><b>Follicles </b>usually ± leathery.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties=""><b>Seeds </b>relatively large.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="seed size;x chromosome quantity">x = 5.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=w United States;nw Mexico;Eurasia |discussion=<p>Species ca. 30 (2 in the flora).</p><!-- --><p>Peonies have been cultivated for centuries for horticultural and medicinal uses. Hundreds of “single” and “double” cultivars are available in the horticultural trade. Cultivars of Paeonia lactiflora Pallas (petals mostly white to pink), P. officinalis Linnaeus (follicles tomentose), and P. suffruticosa Andrews (plants ± shrubby) may be found in the flora area as escapes from cultivation.</p> |tables= |references= }}<!-- --><div class="treatment-key"> ==Key== <div class="treatment-key-group"> {| class="wikitable fna-keytable" |-id=key-0-1 |1 |Plants 20-40 cm; leaves usually 5-8 per shoot, bases of primary divisions notably narrowed (stalklike), ultimate divisions mostly elliptic to obovate, apices usually obtuse to rounded, surfaces usually ± glaucous; petals orbiculate, usually shorter than inner sepals. |[[Paeonia brownii|Paeonia brownii]] |-id=key-0-1 |1 |Plants 35-75 cm; leaves usually 7-12 per shoot, bases of primary divisions not notably narrowed (not stalklike), ultimate divisions linear to spatulate, apices usually acute, surfaces not notably glaucous; petals elliptic, usually longer than inner sepals. |[[Paeonia californica|Paeonia californica]] |} </div></div><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Paeonia |authority=Linnaeus |rank=genus |parent rank=family |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Paeoniaceae |distribution=w United States;nw Mexico;Eurasia |reference=None |publication title=Sp. Pl.;Gen. Pl. ed. |publication year=1753; |special status= |source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V8/V8_2.xml |genus=Paeonia |flower odor=fragrant |flower orientation=nodding |flower prominence=showy |follicle texture=leathery |leaf quantity=5;12 |petal coloration=maroon;bronze |root size or width=thickened |root texture=fleshy |seed size=large |sepal coloration=purplish;green |sepal duration=persistent |whole_organism architecture=rhizomatous |whole_organism atypical some measurement=75cm;200cm |whole_organism growth form=herb |whole_organism some measurement=20cm;75cm |x chromosome quantity=5 }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Paeoniaceae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Paeoniaceae (view source) Template:Treatment/AuthorLink (view source) Template:Treatment/Body (view source) Template:Treatment/Body/Maps (view source) Template:Treatment/ID (view source) Template:Treatment/Publication (view source) Return to Paeonia.