''Paeonia kesrouanensis'' is a species of
peony native to
Syria,
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...
and
Lebanon
Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...
. It is very similar to ''
P. mascula'', bearing rose-red flowers.
[Peonies: The Imperial Flower by Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall ]
It is easily recognizable by its glabrous carpels and a long coiled stigma at the top.
References
kesrouanensis
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