Carthamus tinctorius
Also known as Safflower
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Carthamus tinctorius, commonly known as safflower, is a flowering plant that has been cultivated around the world for various uses. It matters because it is widely grown for commercial production, suggesting it has practical value as a crop for food, oil, or other products.
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Species
safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyAsteraceae
Native toIran, Türkiye
Common Name: safflower
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Research
1,241 papers- Carthamus tinctorius L.: A natural neuroprotective source for anti-Alzheimer's disease drugs.ReviewJournal of ethnopharmacology · 2022Liang Y, Wang LDOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2022.115656
Article
24 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Biology
- Plant morphology
- Plant development
- History
- Cultivation
- Climate
- Soil
- Agricultural practice
- Crop rotation and sowing
- Management
- Harvest
- Pests
- Diseases
- Production
- Uses
- Safflower oil
- Flowers for human consumption
- Dye from flowers
- Biodegradable oil
- Insulin
- See also
- References
- External links
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Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius), also false saffron, is a highly branched, herbaceous, thistle-like annual plant in the family Asteraceae. It is one of the world's oldest crops; today, it is commercially cultivated for vegetable oil extracted from the seeds. Plants are tall with globular flower heads having yellow, orange, or red flowers. Each branch will usually have from one to five flower heads containing 15 to 20 seeds per head. Safflower is native to arid environments having seasonal rain. It grows a deep taproot which enables it to thrive in such environments.