Pollinator plant

Common Peony

Paeonia officinalis

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Common names

29 names · 22 languages
EnglishYour language
Other languages (21)
Dutch
French
Catalan
  • peònia de muntanya[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 药用芍药[2]
  • 荷兰芍药[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 荷蘭芍藥[2]
  • 藥用芍藥[2]
Czech
  • pivoňka lékařská[2]
Estonian
  • varajane pojeng[2]
Finnish
  • vuoripioni[2]
German
Hungarian
  • piros bazsarózsa[2]
Italian
Japanese
  • オランダシャクヤク[2]
Lithuanian
  • Vaistinis bijūnas[2]
Norwegian
Polish
  • Piwonia lekarska[2]
  • Piwonia miękka[2]
Russian
  • Пион лекарственный[2]
Slovak
  • pivonka lekárska[2]
Slovenian
  • navadna potonika[2]
Spanish
Turkish
  • Bahçe Şakayığı[2]
Ukrainian
  • Півонія лікарська[2]
Sources & name notes (2)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Paeonia officinalis — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • common peony — results[0].names[0]; taxon id 128167; Paeonia officinalis.
  • Echte Pfingstrose — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 128167; Paeonia officinalis.
  • Gemeine Pfingstrose — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 128167; Paeonia officinalis.
  • European peony — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 128167; Paeonia officinalis.
  • Garden Peony — results[0].names[12]; taxon id 128167; Paeonia officinalis.
  • Peonía — results[0].names[28]; taxon id 128167; Paeonia officinalis.
  • Pivoine officinale — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 128167; Paeonia officinalis.
  • Peonia selvatica — results[0].names[13]; taxon id 128167; Paeonia officinalis.
  • Pioenroos — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 128167; Paeonia officinalis.
[2] Paeonia officinalis — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • common peony — results[16].names[0]; taxon id 128167; Paeonia officinalis.
  • Echte Pfingstrose — results[16].names[6]; taxon id 128167; Paeonia officinalis.
  • Gemeine Pfingstrose — results[16].names[5]; taxon id 128167; Paeonia officinalis.
  • European peony — results[16].names[4]; taxon id 128167; Paeonia officinalis.
  • Garden Peony — results[16].names[12]; taxon id 128167; Paeonia officinalis.
  • Peonía — results[16].names[28]; taxon id 128167; Paeonia officinalis.
  • Pivoine officinale — results[16].names[7]; taxon id 128167; Paeonia officinalis.
  • Peonia selvatica — results[16].names[13]; taxon id 128167; Paeonia officinalis.
  • Pioenroos — results[16].names[9]; taxon id 128167; Paeonia officinalis.
  • peònia de muntanya — results[16].names[3]; taxon id 128167; Paeonia officinalis.
  • pivoňka lékařská — results[16].names[8]; taxon id 128167; Paeonia officinalis.
  • Пион лекарственный — results[16].names[10]; taxon id 128167; Paeonia officinalis.
  • bondepion — results[16].names[11]; taxon id 128167; Paeonia officinalis.
  • オランダシャクヤク — results[16].names[14]; taxon id 128167; Paeonia officinalis.
  • varajane pojeng — results[16].names[15]; taxon id 128167; Paeonia officinalis.
  • Vaistinis bijūnas — results[16].names[16]; taxon id 128167; Paeonia officinalis.
  • 药用芍药 — results[16].names[17]; taxon id 128167; Paeonia officinalis.
  • 荷兰芍药 — results[16].names[18]; taxon id 128167; Paeonia officinalis.
  • 荷蘭芍藥 — results[16].names[19]; taxon id 128167; Paeonia officinalis.
  • 藥用芍藥 — results[16].names[20]; taxon id 128167; Paeonia officinalis.
  • navadna potonika — results[16].names[21]; taxon id 128167; Paeonia officinalis.
  • Piwonia lekarska — results[16].names[22]; taxon id 128167; Paeonia officinalis.
  • Півонія лікарська — results[16].names[23]; taxon id 128167; Paeonia officinalis.
  • Piwonia miękka — results[16].names[24]; taxon id 128167; Paeonia officinalis.
  • vuoripioni — results[16].names[25]; taxon id 128167; Paeonia officinalis.
  • pivonka lekárska — results[16].names[26]; taxon id 128167; Paeonia officinalis.
  • piros bazsarózsa — results[16].names[27]; taxon id 128167; Paeonia officinalis.
  • Bahçe Şakayığı — results[16].names[29]; taxon id 128167; Paeonia officinalis.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Botanical family
Paeoniaceae

Genus-level classification for Paeonia; this does not confirm the complete catalogue name.

Sources [1]
Native range
EC. & S. Europe.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

Common Peony (Paeonia officinalis) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from May to June.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Paeonia — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Botanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2056980; ID 6C8P; rank genus; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Paeonia officinalis — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1009; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 716036, 716037, 716038, 716039, 716040, 716041, 716042, 716043, 716044

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.