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"Paeonia mascula" is a species of peony. It is a herbaceous perennial plant 0.5–1.5 metres tall, with leaves that are divided into three segments, and large red flowers in late spring and early summer. Native to Spain, France, Italy, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Turkey, Iraq, Lebanon and Israel, this wild peony has become naturalised on two small islands in the UK.

Similar species: Saxifragales
Species identified by Yael Orgad
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By Yael Orgad

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Uploaded May 30, 2023. Captured Apr 13, 2023 09:45 in SP52bis, 71018 Monte Sant'Angelo FG, Italy.
  • E-M1MarkII
  • f/4.5
  • 1/160s
  • ISO200
  • 30mm