Paeonia mascula

Paeonia mascula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Paeoniaceae
Genus: Paeonia
Species:
P. mascula
Binomial name
Paeonia mascula
Synonyms[1]
  • Paeonia corallina Retz.
  • Paeonia integra J.A.Murray
  • Paeonia integrifolia Link
  • Paeonia mas Garsault nom. illeg.
  • Paeonia mascula L. ex Desf. nom. illeg.
  • Paeonia mascula L. ex Beck nom. illeg.

Paeonia mascula is a species of peony. It is a herbaceous perennial 0.5–1.5 m (1.6–4.9 ft) tall,[2] with leaves that are divided into three segments, and large red flowers in late spring and early summer. Native to Syria, Spain, France, Italy, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Cyprus, Montenegro, Bulgaria[3] Greece, Turkey, Iraq, Lebanon and Israel,[1] this wild peony has become naturalised on two small islands in the UK.[4]

  1. ^ a b Hong, D.-Y. (2010), Peonies of the World, Kew Publishing and Missouri Botanical Garden, pp. 181–189, ISBN 978-1-84246-392-5
  2. ^ Plants For A Future: Paeonia mascula, retrieved 2016-07-21
  3. ^ "Paeonia mascula". Red Book of Bulgaria, vol. I. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
  4. ^ "Paeonia mascula". Online Atlas of British & Irish Flora. Retrieved 2016-08-19.