Paeonia cambessedesii (Willk.) Willk.

Spice Flower Flower 2 Fruit In the field

Family: PAEONIACEAE

Genus: Paeonia

Sinònims: Paeonia mascula (L.) Mill. subsp. cambessedesii (Willk.) O.Bolòs & Vigo

Catalan common name: Palònia. Pampalònia. Peònia.

Spanish common name: Peonia.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Cabrera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean (Balearic)

Plants protected by law: Balearic Catalogue. Bern Convention. Habitat Directive.

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Geophyte.

Habitats: Oakforest. Xero-acanthic shrubs of the mountanous regions, and steppe-grasslands of Ampelodesmos mauritanica. Rocky coastlines. Rock crevices and cliff faces. Shady and humid zones.

Characteristics: A perennial herb, with an underground trunk, it produces new leaves every year during winter and afterwards they dry up in summer. The leaves are large and divided into leaflets with an irregular spear shape; they are green on the obverse and reddish or whitish on the underside. It develops large, spectacular purple flowers, with many stamens. It flowers at the beginning of spring. It lives in shady places, usually at the foot of rocky walls.