Brown's Paeony, Western Peony: Paeonia brownii

Western peony with maturing fruits on a steep road cut of the South Loop Road near the upper end of the Rooster Comb, Steens Mountain.........July 9, 2014.

Western peony blooming at Big Creek Campground, Malheur National Forest..........May 28, 2014.

The photo at left shows Brown's peony in bloom at Boeing Field, Ochoco National Forest.......June 17, 2019. The photo at right 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.

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 blooming at Idlewild Camground (Maleur National Forest) off US Highway 395 north of Burns, Oregon......June 3, 2012.

Brown's peony blooming at Summit Prairie, Malheur National Forest.........May 28, 2014.

Brown's peony beginning to bloom in scablands near the junction of FS Roads #42 and #30 at the southeastern corner of Big Summit Prairie, Ochoco National Forest..........April 29, 2016.

Brown's peony beginning to bloom in scablands near the junction of FS Roads #42 and #30 at the southeastern corner of Big Summit Prairie, Ochoco National Forest..........May 10, 2017.

Brown's peony with beautful red, early spring foliage along Forest Road 2901 at an overlook to the north end of Summer Lake, about 3-4 miles uphill from Oregon Highway 31, Fremont-Winema National Forest.........April 30, 2017.

Brown's peony as seen along the Round Mountain South Trail #805 just south of the summit of Round Mt., Ochoco National Forest.........May 28, 2016.

Thousands of Brown's peony getting ready to bloom on scablands atop Lookout Mountain, Ochoco National Forest.........May 29, 2016.

Brown's peony as seen in bloom along the Line Butte Trail #807 on the south side of Lookout Mountain, Ochoco National Forest..........June 22, 2017.

Brown's peony beginning to bloom along Trail 808A on Lookout Mountain, Ochoco National Forest.......May 26, 2018.

Brown's peony blooming on a steep, rocky slope along FS Road 4230 about one mile north of Horse Prairie, Ochoco National Forest......May 19, 2018.

An extra large Brown's peony (that's a full size clipboard in front of it!) observed along the Fremont National Recreation Trail #160 at about 7350' on the western slopes of McDowell Peak, Fremont-Winema National Forest.........June 28, 2019.

Brown's peony as seen at left along the access road at the eastern base of Spanish Peak, Ochoco National Forest......June 17, 2019. The photo at right shows Brown's peony in bloom at Wenas Campground, Yakima County, WA......May 25, 2019..

Brown's peony observed with flower buds on BLM lands along Box Canyon Road about one-half mile east of the gated trailhead at the end of the driveable road, north-central Klickitat County, WA......May 1, 2022.

Brown's peony observed in bloom on BLM lands along Box Canyon Road about one-half mile east of the gated trailhead at the end of the driveable road, north-central Klickitat County, WA......May 22, 2022.

Brown's peony in bud at left on rock outcrops along Trail #201 above Wildcat Basin, Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.......July 1, 2010. The photo at right showsthe leaves of Brown's peony just above the floodplain on the north side of Dry Creek, about one mile upstream from Wenas Creek, DNR lands in Yakima County, WA......May 29, 2022.

Brown's peony spotted along the Fremont National Recreation Trail #160 on the northwestern slopes of Twelvemile Peak, Fremont-Winema National Forest.....July 16, 2022.