Brown's Paeony, Western Peony

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 at left 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 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.

Brown's peony observed in open conifer forest along the Willard Springs foot trail at Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge at the southeastern foot of Mt. Adams..........May 15, 2021.

The photo above shows Brown's paeony in bud in grasslands alongside Lakeside Road about one-quarter mile west of the junction with Fisher Hill Road in Conboy Lake NWR...........April 27, 2008.

Brown's paeony blooming along the Willards Spring Trail at Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge.........May 1, 2015. The webmaster has noticed a great deal of forest encroachment at this location. Of several hundred plants observed along the trail, less than a handful were in bloom or had flower buds.