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-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Herbs </b>20–75[–200+] cm, usually rhizomatous and/or roots notably fleshy or thickened. <b>Leaves</b> (excluding clasping, scalelike structures proximal to leaves proper) mostly 5–12 per shoot. <b>Inflorescences</b>: flowers nodding [erect], sometimes surpassed by foliage or individual flower overtopped by ± leaflike bract. <b>Flowers</b> often fragrant, showy; sepals usually persistent, usually green or purplish; petals dark red to purplish, almost black, or maroon to bronze [pink, red, white, yellow], usually with contrasting margins. <b>Follicles</b> usually ± leathery. <b>Seeds</b> relatively large. <b>x</b> = 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={{Treatment/Reference |id=stern1946a |text=Stern, F. C. 1946. A Study of the Genus Paeonia. London. }} }}<!-- --><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 |author= |authority=Linnaeus |rank=genus |parent rank=family |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Paeoniaceae |distribution=w United States;nw Mexico;Eurasia. |reference=stern1946a |publication title=Sp. Pl.;Gen. Pl. ed. |publication year=1753; |special status= |source xml=https://jpend@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation.git/src/9216fc802291cd3df363fd52122300479582ede7/coarse_grained_fna_xml/V8/V8_2.xml |genus=Paeonia }}<!-- -->[[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) Template:Treatment/Reference (view source) Return to Paeonia. Facts... more about "Paeonia"RDF feedAuthorFosiée Tahbaz +AuthorityLinnaeus +Common namePeony +Distributionw United States +, nw Mexico + and Eurasia. +EtymologyGreek Paeon, physician to the gods, who supposedly used the plant medicinally +IllustrationPresent +Illustration copyrightFlora of North America Association +IllustratorJohn Myers +Number of lower taxa2 +Publication titleSp. Pl. + and Gen. Pl. ed. +Publication year1753 +Referencestern1946a +Source xmlhttps://jpend@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation.git/src/9216fc802291cd3df363fd52122300479582ede7/coarse grained fna xml/V8/V8 2.xml +Taxon familyPaeoniaceae +Taxon namePaeonia +Taxon parentPaeoniaceae +Taxon rankgenus +VolumeVolume 8 +