Paeonia parnassica
| Paeonia parnassica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Paeoniaceae |
| Genus: | Paeonia |
| Species: | P. parnassica |
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Paeonia parnassica |
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Greek peony (Paeonia parnassica) is native to the mountains of south-central Greece. The flowers are produced in late spring with a deep maroon red colouring on 65 cm stems. The blooms are large, up to 12 cm in diameter and bear a boss of rich orange stamens. This peony was once included with the species P. mascula.
The Greek peony is an autotetraploid (4n=20) of which the diploid parent must have gone extinct.
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