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Taxon:  Paeonia lactiflora Pall.



Summary
Genus:
Paeonia
Section:
Paeonia
Subsection:
Albiflora
Family:
Paeoniaceae
Nomen number:
105031
Place of publication:
Reise russ. Reich. 3:286. 1776
Verified:
10/05/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Paeonia albiflora Pall.
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
Chinese peony –
common garden peony –
white peony –
German
chinesische Pfingstrose –
Swedish
luktpion –
Transcribed Chinese
bai shao –
shao yao –
Transcribed Korean
jeogjagyag –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGansu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHebei 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHeilongjiang 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJilin 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaLiaoning 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaNei Monggol 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaNingxia 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShaanxi 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShanxi 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea, North  
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea, South  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMongoliaMongolia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationAmur 
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationPrimorye 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationChita 
2Cultivated     
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Monggol, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shanxi]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea, South, Korea, North
  • MONGOLIA: Mongolia
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Primorye, Amur]
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Chita]
Cultivated ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=105031. Accessed 22 July 2025.


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