[Wildflowers with 5 Petals East of the Cascade Mts.]

Brown's Paeony, Western Peony

Paeonia brownii

The photo above shows a close-up of the flower of Brown's paeony, a native paeony found along the Willard Springs foot trail at Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge at the southeastern foot of Mt. Adams.........................May 5, 2007.

The photo above shows a close-up sideview of the flower of Brown's paeony, a native paeony found along the Willard Springs foot trail at Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge at the southeastern foot of Mt. Adams.........................May 5, 2007.

The photo above shows a close-up of the leaves and a bud of Brown's paeony, as found in open, coniferous woods along the Willard Springs foot trail at Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge at the southeastern foot of Mt. Adams.........................May 5, 2007.

The photo above shows a close-up of the flower of Brown's peony as photographed alongside Cold Springs Road in the northern Hells Canyon NRA.........................June 26, 2008.

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The 2 photos above show close-up of the fruits of Brown's peony as seen along the Umatilla Rim Trail at the eastern edge of the North Fork Umatilla Wilderness in northeastern Oregon...................June 24, 2007.

Brown's peony in bud on rock outcrops along Trail #201 above Wildcat Basin, Strawberry Mountain Wilderness..............July 1, 2010.