芍藥

芍藥屬（學名：Paeonia）是芍藥科（Paeoniaceae）的唯一屬，屬真雙子葉植物虎耳草目，含約40餘種，分布於北溫帶，大部產亞洲，也有部分種類分布在歐洲南部和北美洲西部，中國有12種。各種類的培植變種繁多。本屬植物的系統發育具有一系列的獨特性，為灌木或具根狀莖的多年生草本。葉互生，為二回三出複葉，無托葉。花大，常單獨頂生，兩性，輻射對稱，有清香，顏色多樣；果實為蒴果；莖約0.5–1.5米高，但灌木種類有的可高達1.5–3米

Paeonia (scientific name: Paeonia) is the only genus of the family Paeoniaceae. It belongs to the eudicotyledon Saxifraga. It contains more than 40 species. It is distributed in the northern temperate zone, mostly in Asia, and some species are distributed in southern Europe. And in the west of North America, there are 12 species in China. There are many varieties of various types of cultivation. The phylogeny of this genus has a series of unique characteristics, as shrubs or perennial herbs with rhizomes. The leaves are alternate with two leaves and three compound leaves without stipules. The flowers are large, often solitary and terminal, bisexual, radiating symmetrical, with a delicate fragrance, and various colors; the fruit is a capsule; the stem is about 0.5-1.5 meters high, but some shrubs can be as high as 1.5-3 meters