Paeonia brownii
Paeoniaceae
Western Peony
Stems erect, 1 to several in cluster. Leaves 5–8 per stem, divided 2 or 3 times, leaflets oval, with rounded tips. Leaves fleshy and coated with white to blue waxy powder. Flowers 1 or more, clustered at stem top. Flowers with 5 leathery, greenish to purplish sepals persisting until winter; 5 smaller, deep red to brownish, round petals with edges yellow to greenish; many stamens and 2–5 thick pistils, surrounded by fleshy disk at base [[ok? OK]]. Grows in open meadows, sagebrush deserts, edges and openings in dry forests, at mid to high elevations.
- Rarity: Locally Common
- Flowering Time: Late Spring, Early Summer
- Flower Form: Petals 5, Completely Free, Regular Shape, Ovary Su
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: 8–20 inches
- Habitat: East-side Forest, Shrub-Steppe, West-side Forest
- Found In: N Cascades NP, Siskiyous, Steens, Wallowas
- Native: Yes
- Also Known As: Brown's Peony
