Paeonia mascula

الوصف النباتي

الأوراق

Leaves: Twice divided into threes, with oval, entire, somewhat pointed leaflets. Not leathery. Young leaves finely hairy, becoming nearly glabrous except for scattered hairs along the veins.

الأزهار

Inflorescence & flowers: Five unequal, leaf-like sepals and five or more deep purplish-red petals. Petal size very variable, reaching 8 × 3 cm; flowers may reach 15 cm across. Stamens very numerous, with oval to elliptic-oval anthers. Carpels strongly felted, especially when young.

الثمار والبذور

Fruit: Usually three or more follicles, also strongly felted, particularly at an early stage.

مواسم النبات

الفنلوجية

Phenology: March–April.

الانتشار الموثق

Lebanese distribution: Maasser, Feitroun, Mayrouba, Rayfoun, Aqoura, Sannine, Mazraat Kfar Debiane, Qamouaa and Akkar.

Syrian distribution: Jaoubat Bourghal, Slenfe and surroundings, Nebi Younes Pass, Kessab and Ain Haramiye.

Recorded locations: Bekish.

Native range: Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., France, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sicilia, Spain and Türkiye.

Introduced into: Austria, Germany and Great Britain.

لمحة نباتية

بنية النبات

Life-form & habit: Perennial with a thick rootstock producing tuberous roots. Erect, non-persistent stems, 25–100 cm tall.

دورة الحياة

معمرة

الفصيلة والتصنيف

الاسم العلمي المقبول

Paeonia mascula

الفصيلة

Paeoniaceae

أسماء علمية بديلة قيد التحقق

Synonyms: Paeonia officinalis var. mascula L.; P. corallina Retz., the latter placed by Kew within P. mascula subsp. mascula.