Taxon: Paeonia obovata Maxim.

Summary

Genus:

Paeonia

Section:

Paeonia

Subsection:

Foliolatae

Family:

Paeoniaceae

Nomen number:

26328

Place of publication:

Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg Divers Savans 9:29. 1859 (Prim. fl. amur.)

Verified:

10/05/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

13 (6 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Paeonia obovata Maxim. subsp. obovata (0 active accession[s])
Paeonia obovata Maxim. subsp. willmottiae (Stapf) D. Y. Hong & K. Y. Pan (1 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Autonym(s)
Paeonia obovata Maxim. var. obovata

Images (2 total. Click on image for more.)

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) Cambridge University Press.
Hong, D.-Y. et al. 2001. Cytogeography and taxonomy of the Paeonia obovata polyploid complex (Paeoniaceae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 227:123-136.
Hong, D.-Y. 2010. Peonies of the world: taxonomy and phytogeography 137-149.
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:112.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Zhong Guo & Hua Jing. 1993. China floral encyclopaedia.

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	Chinese peony	1	McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Swedish	lackpion	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese	cao shao yao	2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Transcribed Korean	sanhambagkkot	2	Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:112.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Anhui Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Gansu Sheng	s.e.	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guizhou Sheng	n.	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hebei Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Heilongjiang Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Henan Sheng	s.e. & w.	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hubei Sheng	w.	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hunan Sheng	n.w.	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangxi Sheng	n.	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jilin Sheng	e.	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Liaoning Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Nei Mongol Zizhiqu	s.e.	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Ningxia Huizi Zizhiqu	s.	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Qinghai Sheng	e.	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shaanxi Sheng	s.	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shanxi Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Sichuan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Zhejiang Sheng	n.w.	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Hokkaidô		Hong, D.-Y. 2010. Peonies of the world: taxonomy and phytogeography 137-149.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Honshu		Hong, D.-Y. 2010. Peonies of the world: taxonomy and phytogeography 137-149.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Kyushu		Hong, D.-Y. 2010. Peonies of the world: taxonomy and phytogeography 137-149.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Shikoku		Hong, D.-Y. 2010. Peonies of the world: taxonomy and phytogeography 137-149.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Korea, North			Hong, D.-Y. 2010. Peonies of the world: taxonomy and phytogeography 137-149.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Korea, South			Hong, D.-Y. 2010. Peonies of the world: taxonomy and phytogeography 137-149.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Amur		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Habarovskij kraj		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Primorye		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Sakhalin		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
2	Cultivated					also cult.

Native
Asia-Temperate

RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Habarovskij kraj, Primorye, Amur, Sakhalin]
CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Gansu Sheng (s.e.), Guizhou Sheng (n.), Hebei Sheng, Heilongjiang Sheng, Henan Sheng (s.e. & w.), Hubei Sheng (w.), Hunan Sheng (n.w.), Jiangxi Sheng (n.), Jilin Sheng (e.), Liaoning Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu (s.e.), Ningxia Huizi Zizhiqu (s.), Qinghai Sheng (e.), Shaanxi Sheng (s.), Shanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng (n.w.)]
EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Hokkaidô, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku], Korea, South, Korea, North

Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)

Hong, D.-Y. 2010. Peonies of the world: taxonomy and phytogeography 137-149.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Reference
Environmental	ornamental	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmental	ornamental	Zhong Guo & Hua Jing. 1993. China floral encyclopaedia.
Medicines	folklore	McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=26328. Accessed 15 April 2026.