Paeonia mascula

Paeonia mascula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Paeoniaceae
Genus: Paeonia
Species:
P. mascula
Binomial name
Paeonia mascula
Synonyms
  • Paeonia corallina Retz.
  • Paeonia integra J.A.Murray
  • Paeonia integrifolia Link
  • Paeonia mas Garsault nom. illeg.
  • Paeonia mascula L. ex Desf. nom. illeg.
  • Paeonia mascula L. ex Beck nom. illeg.

Paeonia mascula is a species of peony. It is a herbaceous perennial 0.5–1.5 m (1.6–4.9 ft) tall, with leaves that are divided into three segments, and large red flowers in late spring and early summer. Native to Syria, Spain, France, Italy, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Cyprus, Montenegro, Bulgaria Greece, Turkey, Iraq, Lebanon and Israel, this wild peony has become naturalised on two small islands in the UK.