Paeonia mascula (L.) Mill.

Pivoine mâle (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Paeoniaceae > Paeonia

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Bushy places in meadows and hills. Oak, pine and beech forest, often amongst bracken, or on rocky limestone slopes that are north-facing.
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It is a temperate plant.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Spasm (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
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Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Images

Habit

Paeonia mascula habit picture by Pedro Salgadinho (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Paeonia mascula leaf picture by claude lerat -gentet Mme (cc-by-sa)
Paeonia mascula leaf picture by Valentin Henry (cc-by-sa)
Paeonia mascula leaf picture by franboise Gir (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Paeonia mascula flower picture by claude lerat -gentet Mme (cc-by-sa)
Paeonia mascula flower picture by st3to (cc-by-sa)
Paeonia mascula flower picture by Maureen Lecoq (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Paeonia mascula fruit picture by claude lerat -gentet Mme (cc-by-sa)
Paeonia mascula fruit picture by Aldona Ob (cc-by-sa)
Paeonia mascula fruit picture by García-Atance Huete Antonio Luis (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Paeonia mascula world distribution map, present in China, France, Iraq, Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:711821-1
WFO ID wfo-0000480488
COL ID 4BYBX
BDTFX ID 47332
INPN ID 112038
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Paeonia kavachensis Paeonia corallina Paeonia kurdistanica Paeonia mas Paeonia mascula subsp. orientalis Paeonia officinalis var. mascula Paeonia officinalis subsp. corallina Paeonia corallina var. orientalis Paeonia arietina var. orientalis Paeonia integra Paeonia mascula

Lower taxons

Paeonia mascula subsp. hellenica Paeonia mascula subsp. russoi Paeonia mascula subsp. bodurii Paeonia mascula subsp. mascula