The Chinese name for the Paeonia quii, Luan ye mu dan, means “tree peony with ovate leaflets” and it is very similar to the Paeonia jishanensis apart from some features of its leaves; it has single flowers in light pink. It grows in Hubei and Henan in broadleaf forests or on grassy sunny slopes and on limestone rocks. It one of the wild species most at risk of extinction.
The Chinese name for the Paeonia jishanensis, Ai mu dan, means “dwarf tree peony”, given its smaller size compared to other species. It grows in many provinces of inland China, at altitudes between 900 and 1,700 m, in large broadleaf forests or thick scrub. It has pure white flowers, only rarely shaded with pink on the edges.
