Paeonia brownii

Paeonia brownii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Saxifragales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Saxifragales

Familia: Paeoniaceae
Genus: Paeonia
Sectio: P. sect. Onaepia
Species: Paeonia brownii

Name

Paeonia brownii Douglas ex Hook., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1(1): 27 (1829).

• Type: Oregon, USA. “near the confines of perpetual snow, on the subalpine range of ‘Mount Hood.’ June–July 1826, D. Douglas s.n. (Holotype: K).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California, Nevada, Utah. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hooker, W.J. 1829–1834. Flora Boreali-Americana, or, the botany of the northern parts of British America. Vol. 1: pp. 1–351. London, H.G. Bohn. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Hong, D.-Y. 2010. Peonies of the world. Taxonomy and phytogeography. 302 pp., Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-392-5. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Paeonia brownii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Sep 17. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Paeonia brownii in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Brown's Peony

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