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What kind of plant is this? Hongse flowers

Peony (scientific name: Paeonia suffruticosa): shrub, 0.5- 1.5m high, with many branches; Stems are obtuse, quadrangular or nearly cylindrical, with flat hairs and tassels. Leaf blade papery, ovate or broadly ovate, entire, 7 basal veins, both surfaces strigose and pubescent. Umbrella inflorescence is born at the top of the branch, nearly capitate, with 3-5 flowers; Petals rose or pink, obovate, 3-4 cm long, rounded at the top, densely ciliated. The capsule is altar-shaped, attached to the persistent calyx, with a length of 1- 1.5 cm and a diameter of 8- 12 mm, densely scaly and strigose; The seeds are buried in the fleshy placenta. The flowering period is from May to July, and the fruiting period is10-65438+February.

It is a common plant in acidic soil, and it is born in hillside pine forests or cheerful shrubs at an altitude of about 120 meters. China, Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Taiwan Province and China.