Paeonia anomala
Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID6440020de7256611539752 |
| Scientific name | Paeonia anomala |
| Authority | L. |
| First published in | Mant. Pl. 2: 247 (1771) |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products:
Ornamental horticultural plants grown for garden borders, perennial beds, and landscaping. Paeonia anomala is listed in horticultural catalogs (e.g., Royal Horticultural Society Plant Finder) as a cultivated perennial valued for its early spring flowering and hardiness.
Properties relevant to use:
Cold hardiness: USDA zones 3–7, allowing cultivation in temperate regions with freezing winters. Soil preference: well‑drained, neutral to slightly alkaline soils; tolerates loamy or sandy substrates. Light requirements: full sun to partial shade; excessive shade reduces flower size. Vernalization: a chilling period of several weeks is required for bud break and flowering. Flower pigments: high levels of anthocyanins provide deep pink to magenta coloration, an attractive trait for ornamental use. Root system: a tuberous root mass stores carbohydrates, enabling rapid shoot emergence after winter and contributing to plant longevity.
Standards and regulation:
The genus Paeonia is included in CITES Appendix II, which requires export permits and scientifically based export quotas for wild‑collected specimens. In the European Union, the Plant Health Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 governs the import and movement of ornamental plants, including Paeonia anomala, to prevent pest introduction. In the United States, the Plant Protection Act and associated regulations of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) apply to imported peonies, requiring phytosanitary certification. Quality standards for ornamental plants follow International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS) guidelines for seed and plant material certification.
Sustainability and sourcing:
While Paeonia anomala is assessed as not threatened on the IUCN Red List, wild collection for ornamental trade can be locally unsustainable; horticultural practice emphasizes propagation from cultivated stock. Seeds require cold stratification (2–4 °C for 8–12 weeks) for germination, and commercial nurseries use tissue‑culture propagation to produce disease‑free planting material. Ex‑situ conservation initiatives, such as seed banking by botanical gardens and national plant genetic resource programs, provide a source of sustainably produced material for the ornamental market.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Paeonia anomala var. insignis | Lynch | J. Roy. Hort. Soc. 12: 435. 1890 |
| Paeonia anomala var. nudicarpa | Huth | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 14: 269. 1891 |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| ba | Дөр-дөр сәскә |
| Catalan | peònia asiàtica |
| Estonian | anomaalne pojeng |
| Finnish | kuolanpioni |
| Kazakh | Таушымылдық |
| kv | Маръямоль |
| Lithuanian | sibirinis bijūnas |
| mn | Ягаан цээнэ |
| Russian | пион необычайный |
| Russian | пион уклоняющийся |
| Russian | шегня |
| Russian | пион неправильный |
| Russian | пион Марьин корень |
| Russian | Марьина трава |
| Russian | Марьин корень |
| Swedish | sibirisk pion |
| tyv | Шеңне |
| Vietnamese | thược dược lá hẹp |
| Chinese | 新疆芍药 |
| Chinese | 奇特赤芍 |
| Chinese | 阿尔泰赤芍 |
| Chinese | 赤芍 |
| Chinese | 窄葉芍藥 |
| Chinese | 川赤芍 |
| Chinese | 新疆苟药（阿尔泰赤苟、奇特赤苟） |
| Chinese | 川赤苟 |
| Chinese | 花蚁虫 |
| Chinese | 窄叶芍药 |
Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Paeonia anomala subsp. anomala |
Germination/Propagation Top
Suggest a correction or add new data!| 20°C x 3 months or longer until a 4 cm radicle appears, then 4°C x 3 months, leaf appears while chilled or in next 20°C cycle |
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Asia-temperate click to expand
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China
- Xinjiang
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Middle Asia
- Kazakhstan
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Mongolia
- Mongolia
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Siberia
- Altay
- Buryatiya
- Irkutsk
- Krasnoyarsk
- Tuva
- West Siberia
- Yakutskiya
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China
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Europe click to expand
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Eastern Europe
- East European Russia
- North European Russia
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Eastern Europe
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000480534 |
| UNII | 6I6XN4YFKF |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:711738-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2560924 |
| Plantarium | 26648 |
| PFAF | Paeonia anomala |
| Open Tree Of Life | 985348 |
| Observations.org | 120336 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 40698 |
| IPNI | 711738-1 |
| iNaturalist | 414267 |
| iNaturalist | 410856 |
| iNaturalist | 414268 |
| GBIF | 7316516 |
| Freebase | /m/0b74wh0 |
| EOL | 2873853 |
| Elurikkus | 6071 |
| USDA GRIN | 26307 |
| Wikipedia | Paeonia_anomala |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
No reference genome is available on NCBI yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.
Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| > Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives | |||||
| Phenylethyl Alcohol | 6054 | Click to see C1=CC=C(C=C1)CCO | 122.16 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00629664 |
| > Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Benzoic acid esters | |||||
| Methyl Benzoate | 7150 | Click to see | 136.15 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00629664 |
| > Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Benzoic acid esters / o-Hydroxybenzoic acid esters | |||||
| Methyl Salicylate | 4133 | Click to see COC(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1O | 152.15 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00629664 |
| > Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Benzoic acids | |||||
| Benzoic Acid | 243 | Click to see | 122.12 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00629791 |
| > Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives / Gallic acid and derivatives / Gallic acids | |||||
| Gallic Acid | 370 | Click to see | 170.12 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00629791 |
| > Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives / Gallic acid and derivatives / Galloyl esters | |||||
| Ethyl gallate | 13250 | Click to see CCOC(=O)C1=CC(=C(C(=C1)O)O)O | 198.17 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00629791 |
| > Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoyl derivatives | |||||
| Benzaldehyde | 240 | Click to see | 106.12 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00629664 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acyl glycosides / Fatty acyl glycosides of mono- and disaccharides | |||||
| phenyl 2-[6,7-dihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)-6'-methyl-4'-oxospiro[5,6,7,7a-tetrahydro-3aH-[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-b]pyran-2,9'-7-oxatricyclo[4.2.1.03,8]nonane]-1'-yl]acetate | 162912413 | Click to see CC12CC(=O)C3CC(C3O1)(C24OC5C(C(C(OC5O4)CO)O)O)CC(=O)OC6=CC=CC=C6 | 462.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)85347-I |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Aromatic monoterpenoids | |||||
| Thymol | 6989 | Click to see | 150.22 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00629664 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides | |||||
| [(1S,2R,3S,5S,6S,8R)-6-hydroxy-8-methyl-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-9,10-dioxatetracyclo[4.3.1.02,5.03,8]decan-2-yl]methyl benzoate | 12313907 | Click to see CC12CC3(C4CC1(C4(C(O2)O3)COC(=O)C5=CC=CC=C5)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)CO)O)O)O)O | 480.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00629791 |
| Paeoniflorin | 425990 | Click to see CC12CC3(C4CC1(C4(C(O2)O3)COC(=O)C5=CC=CC=C5)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)CO)O)O)O)O | 480.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00629791 |
| Paeoniflorin | 442534 | Click to see | 480.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00629791 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene lactones | |||||
| [(3R,4S,5S,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-12-methyl-14-oxo-2,7,9,13-tetraoxapentacyclo[8.7.0.01,15.03,8.012,16]heptadecan-15-yl]methyl benzoate | 5318917 | Click to see CC12CC3C4(CC1C4(C(=O)O2)COC(=O)C5=CC=CC=C5)OC6C(C(C(OC6O3)CO)O)O | 462.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)85347-I |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives | |||||
| (-)-beta-Sitosterol | 222284 | Click to see | 414.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00629791 |
| 17-(5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol | 86821 | Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C | 414.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00629791 |
| Stigmast-5-en-3-ol | 22012 | Click to see | 414.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00629791 |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / Phenolic glycosides | |||||
| methyl 2-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[[(2S,3R,4S,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxybenzoate | 21770576 | Click to see COC(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1OC2C(C(C(C(O2)COC3C(C(C(CO3)O)O)O)O)O)O | 446.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00629791 |
| Methyl 2-[(6-o-pentopyranosylhexopyranosyl)oxy]benzoate | 10278 | Click to see COC(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1OC2C(C(C(C(O2)COC3C(C(C(CO3)O)O)O)O)O)O | 446.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00629791 |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Benzaldehydes / Hydroxybenzaldehydes | |||||
| 4-Hydroxybenzaldehyde | 126 | Click to see | 122.12 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00629664 |
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