Paeonia kesrouanensis is a species of peony native to Syria, Turkey and Lebanon. It is very similar to P. mascula, bearing rose-red flowers.[1]

Paeonia kesrouanensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Paeoniaceae
Genus: Paeonia
Species:
P. kesrouanensis
Binomial name
Paeonia kesrouanensis
(J.Thiébaut) J.Thiébaut

It is easily recognizable by its glabrous carpels and a long coiled stigma at the top.

References

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  1. ^ Peonies: The Imperial Flower by Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall ISBN 0-297-82424-4