Paeonia coriacea

English:
Nederlands:
Español: Peonía - Rosa maldita - Rosa de monte
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Family: Paeoniaceae - Peony family
Flowering time: late April-June
Height: 40-60cm
Altitude: 1000-1800m
Colour: rose-pink
Flower: 10-15cm, usually 2 seed heads
Leaves: leaves 2-ternate, dull green, rather leathery, with 9-14 broad-elliptical leaflets
Habitat: rocky, bushy places, woodlands
Distribution: southern Spain and northern Africa






Notes: In the Sierra Nevada in southern Spain two types of Peony commonly grow together: Paeonia broteroi and Paeonia coriacea. The fruit of Paeonia coriacea is formed in two glabrous follicles. The leaves of Paeonia coriacea are dull green and the stems are paler compared to Paeonia broteroi. Paeonia coriacea generally has 9-14 broad-elliptical leaflets.

Related key words: Peony, Peonies, Pioenroos, Pioenrozen, Pivoine, Pfingstrose, Päonien, PR-A 21 Canal de la Espartera-Arenales del Trevenque, Jardín botánico de la Cortijuela, Sierra Nevada, Sierra de Huétor, Granada, Anducía, Andalusia, Andalusië, Spain

Paeonia broteroi

English:
Nederlands:
Español: Peonía - Rosa maldita - Rosa de monte - Rosa alabardera - Saltaojos
Français: Pivoine de Brotero
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Family: Paeoniaceae - Peony family
Flowering time: April-June
Height: 40-70cm
Altitude: 1000-1900m
Colour: carmine, rose-pink to purplish red
Flower: 8-12cm, usually 4 or 5 seed heads
Leaves: 17 or more leaflets, bluish-green beneath
Habitat: pastures, meadows, forests, scree, rocky terrain
Distribution: endemic to Spain and Portugal






Notes: In the Sierra Nevada in southern Spain two types of Peony commonly grow together: Paeonia broteroi and Paeonia coriacea. The fruit of Paeonia broteroi is formed in more than two follicles (usually 4 or 5 seed heads) that are densely haired. The leaves of Paeonia broteroi are brighter green and the stems are more red compared to Paeonia coriacea. Lower leaves of Paeonia broteri generally have 17 or more leaflets.

Related key words: Peony, Peonies, Pioenroos, Pioenrozen, Pfingstrose, Päonien, El Hervidero, PR-A 19 El Dornajo-Campos de Otero, Jardín botánico de la Cortijuela, Sierra Nevada, Sierra de Huétor, Granada, Andalucía, Andalusia, Andalusië, Spain