Paeonia intermedia

Paeonia intermedia is a species of flowering plant in the peony family Paeoniaceae, native to Central Asia (except Turkmenistan), the Altai Mountains, and Xinjiang in China.^[1] A perennial herb reaching 70 cm (28 in), it is found on scrubby and grassy slopes, and in open woodlands, at elevations of 1,100 to 3,000 m (3,600 to 9,800 ft).^[2] It is a diploid with karyotypic formula 2n = 2x = 10 = 6m + 2sm + 2st.^[3]

Paeonia intermedia
Flower bud and leaves
Open flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Saxifragales
Family:	Paeoniaceae
Genus:	Paeonia
Species:	P. intermedia
Binomial name
Paeonia intermedia C.A.Mey.
Synonyms[1]
List Paeonia anomala var. hybrida Trautv. Paeonia anomala subsp. hybrida (Trautv.) Halda Paeonia anomala subsp. intermedia (C.A.Mey.) Trautv. Paeonia anomala f. intermedia (C.A.Mey.) Trautv. Paeonia anomala var. intermedia (C.A.Mey.) B.Fedtsch. Paeonia anomala subsp. pamiroalaica (Ovcz.) R.Cooper Paeonia hybrida var. intermedia (C.A.Mey.) Krylov Paeonia intermedia subsp. pamiroalaica Ovcz.