| Accepted name: |
Paeonia officinalis L. |
| Synonym(s): |
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| English names: |
Common Peony
Peony
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| French names: |
Pivoine officinal
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Dilleniales
Family: Paeoniaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HPAEOF
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
In numerous countries cultivated as ornamental plant, formerly also as medicinal plant. Until recently it was cultivated as dye plant yet (Germany: Thuringia). The petals are used for dyeing tea, jam, and liqueur(1). |
| Key Characters: |
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