[Wildflowers with 5 Petals in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Brown's Paeony, Western Peony

Paeonia brownii

Flower of 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.

Leaf and flower of Brown's Paeony, Western Peony: Paeonia brownii

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.

Brown's Paeony, Western Peony: Paeonia brownii

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.

Close-up of the flower of 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.

Paul Slichter