Paeonia cambessedesii
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P. cambessedesii
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| Paeonia cambessedesii (Willk.) Willk.
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Paeonia cambessedesii (Majorcan peony) is a species of flowering plant in the family Paeoniaceae, native to the Balearic Islands of the Mediterranean, principally Majorca. Its preferred habitats are rocky cliffs and exposed sites. It is a compact herbaceous perennial growing to 45–55 cm (18–22 in) in height and width, with dark green, purple-veined leaves. The underside of the leaves is purple. The bowl-shaped rose-red flowers, with prominent yellow stamens, appear in late spring.[1]
In 1979 the plant was described as vulnerable in the IUCN Plant Red Data Book, being depleted through grazing by goats and intensive land development and confined to mountains in the north-west of the island. Among other endangered plants, Barbara Everard provided a watercolour painting of it for the Observer Magazine, dated 11 March 1979, pp 46-47 in an article by reporter, Ena Kendall, 'Plants in Peril'.
In cultivation the plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]
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- IUCN Plant Red data Book, published 1979*
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