Carthamus tinctorius

Carthamus tinctorius L. Engl.: safflower, African saffron, American saffron, bastard saffron, dyer's saffron, false saffron. Deu.: Färber-Saflor, Färber-Safflor, Färberdistel. Suom.: saflori, värisaflori. Sven.: safflor, färgtistel. Fran.: carthame de teinturiers, safran bâtard. Span.: alazor, azafrán bastardo, azafrancillo. Pharm.: flores carthami.

Carthamus tinctorius.

Classic texts: Rafinesque 1830.

American Saffron.

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Carthamus.

Classic texts: Scudder's Materia Medica, 1898: Diaphoretics.

Carthamus.

Classic texts: USDisp 1918.

Carthamus tinctorius.

Classic texts: Sturtevant 1919.

Carthamus.

Classic texts: Felter 1922.

Photo: Carthamus tinctorius 5.

Photo: Carthamus tinctorius 5. Flower in rain. Turku bot.g., Ruissalo, Finland. Planted. 2004-08-26.

Photo: Carthamus tinctorius 6.

Photo: Carthamus tinctorius 6. Flowering top. Turku bot.g., Ruissalo, Finland. Planted. 2004-08-26.

Photo: Carthamus tinctorius 3.

Photo: Carthamus tinctorius 3. Flowering plants. Westers garden, Kemiö, Finland. Planted. 2002-08-10.

Photo: Carthamus tinctorius 4.

Photo: Carthamus tinctorius 4. Flower. Westers garden, Kemiö, Finland. Planted. 2002-08-10.

Photo: Carthamus tinctorius 1.

Photo: Carthamus tinctorius 1. Closeup of flower. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2000-08-10.

Photo: Carthamus tinctorius 2.

Photo: Carthamus tinctorius 2. Flowering plant. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2000-08-10.

Photo: Carthamus tinctorius.

Photo: Carthamus tinctorius. Closeup of flower. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2000-08-10.