Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1995).
Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Italy, Balkan Peninsula, Romania, European and Asiatic Turkey according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Aghababian, 2011).
Habitat: Clearings and edges of oak woods.
Flowering period: Spring (MAY).
Paeonia peregrina – habit in habitat. Oak woods in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Paeonia peregrina – habit. Oak woods in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Paeonia peregrina – habit. Oak woods in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Paeonia peregrina – habit. Oak woods in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Paeonia peregrina – upper part of plant with flower. Oak woods in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Paeonia peregrina – flower. Oak woods in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Paeonia peregrina – flower. Oak woods in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Paeonia peregrina – flower. Oak woods in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Paeonia peregrina – flower. Oak woods in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Paeonia peregrina – flower. Oak woods in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Paeonia peregrina – developing flower. Oak woods in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Paeonia peregrina – flower bud. Oak woods in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Paeonia peregrina – calyx and uppermost cauline leaves. Oak woods in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Paeonia peregrina – uppermost cauline leaf. Oak woods in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Paeonia peregrina –upper cauline leaves. Oak woods in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Paeonia peregrina – stem with leaves. Oak woods in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Paeonia peregrina – lower leaves. Oak woods in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Paeonia peregrina – lower leaves. Oak woods in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Paeonia peregrina – lower leaf. Oak woods in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Paeonia peregrina – stem base. Oak woods in the vicinity of “Saint Panteleimon” monastery, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Micevski, V. (1995). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 3. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
Osogovo nature 