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Taxon

Paeonia mascula (L.) Mill.

Protologue Gard. Dict., ed. 8. n. 1. 1768 [16 Apr 1768]BHLIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Paeonia mascula--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 30 May 03. 028.jpg

Paeonia mascula--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 30 May 03. 028.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Paeonia mascula--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 30 May 03. 026.jpg

Paeonia mascula--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 30 May 03. 026.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Paeonia mascula--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 30 May 03. 027.jpg

Paeonia mascula--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 30 May 03. 027.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Paeonia mascula--France. Nancy. Jard. Bot. Montet. 1 May 05. 002.jpg

Paeonia mascula--France. Nancy. Jard. Bot. Montet. 1 May 05. 002.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Paeonia mascula--France. Nancy. Jard. Bot. Montet. 1 May 05. 005.jpg

Paeonia mascula--France. Nancy. Jard. Bot. Montet. 1 May 05. 005.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Paeonia mascula--France. Nancy. Jard. Bot. Montet. 1 May 05. 008.jpg

Paeonia mascula--France. Nancy. Jard. Bot. Montet. 1 May 05. 008.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Paeonia mascula--France. Nancy. Jard. Bot. Montet. 1 May 05. 009.jpg

Paeonia mascula--France. Nancy. Jard. Bot. Montet. 1 May 05. 009.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Paeonia mascula--France. Nancy. Jard. Bot. Montet. 1 May 05. 006.jpg

Paeonia mascula--France. Nancy. Jard. Bot. Montet. 1 May 05. 006.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Paeonia mascula--France. Nancy. Jard. Bot. Montet. 1 May 05. 003.jpg

Paeonia mascula--France. Nancy. Jard. Bot. Montet. 1 May 05. 003.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Paeonia mascula--France. Nancy. Jard. Bot. Montet. 1 May 05. 004.jpg

Paeonia mascula--France. Nancy. Jard. Bot. Montet. 1 May 05. 004.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Saxifragales

Family

Paeoniaceae

Genus

Paeonia

Species

mascula

Taxonomic opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Distribution

Native to Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., France, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sicilia, Spain, Türkiye; introduced into Austria, Germany, Great Britain (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Davidson C., Christoph S.R. s.n.

May 30, 2003

Location

France, Île-de-France (Paris, 5th arrondissement)

48.84458, 2.36086

Location Remarks

Place Valhubert, along Quai St-Bernard, 5th arrondissement

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

No collection number

May 1, 2005

Location

France (Le Jardin Botanique du Montet)

Location Remarks

100 rue du Jardin Botanique, Nancy

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

May 30, 2003

Location

France, Paris (5th arrondissement. Jardin des Plantes)

Location Remarks

Place Valhubert, along Quai St-Bernard, 5th arrondissement

Collectors

No collectors specified

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.9

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#274,711 of 335,497

Top 82%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →