[Wildflowers with 5 Petals of Mt. Adams]

Brown's Paeony

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 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 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.

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