Crocus sativus, commonly known as saffron crocus or autumn crocus,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the iris family Iridaceae. A cormous autumn-flowering cultivated perennial, unknown in the wild,[2] it is best known for the culinary use of its floral stigmas as the spice saffron. Human cultivation of saffron crocus and the trade and use of saffron have endured for more than 3,500 years and span different cultures, continents, and civilizations.
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Crocussativus, commonly known as saffron crocus or autumn crocus, is a species of flowering plant in the iris family Iridaceae. A cormous autumn-flowering...
The crocus has been known throughout recorded history, mainly as the source of saffron. Saffron is obtained from the dried stigma of Crocussativus, an...
(/ˈsæfrən, -rɒn/) is a spice derived from the flower of Crocussativus, commonly known as the "saffron crocus". The vivid crimson stigma and styles, called threads...
Saffron, a spice derived from the dried stigmas of the saffron crocus (Crocussativus), has through history remained among the world's most costly substances...
cilantro, an annual herb. Crocussativus, the saffron crocus. Cucumis sativus, the cucumber. Daucus carota subsp. sativus, the carrot, a plant species...
plucked from the vegetatively propagated and sterile Crocussativus, known popularly as the saffron crocus. The resulting dried "threads" are distinguished...
isolated from saffron, the spice consisting of the stigmas of crocus flowers (Crocussativus). It is the constituent primarily responsible for the aroma...
of Crocus flavus (Dutch crocus) are used as ornamental plants. The Dutch crocuses are larger than the other cultivated crocus species (e.g., Crocus chrysanthus)...
Autumn Crocus may refer to: Several species of flowering plant: Plants in the genus Crocus which bloom in autumn Crocus nudiflorus Crocussativus the meadow...
the presumed wild progenitor of the domesticated triploid Crocussativus – the saffron crocus with a population in Attica, Greece suggested as the closest...
plucked from the vegetatively propagated and sterile Crocussativus, known popularly as the saffron crocus. The resulting dried stigmas, also known as "threads"...
which is obtained from the saffron crocus, Crocussativus – and that plant, too, is sometimes called "autumn crocus". The species is cultivated as an ornamental...
strong scent. Crocetin is a chemical compound usually obtained from Crocussativus, which can also be obtained from the fruit of Gardenia jasminoides....
different families; and there is in fact an autumn-flowering crocus species, Crocussativus, the source of the spice saffron. By contrast, all parts of...
spice and food colorant. It is made from the dried red stigma of the crocussativus flower. It must be picked by hand and it takes 150 flowers to obtain...
quantification of major active components from 11 different saffron (Crocussativus L.) sources". Food Chemistry. 100 (3): 1126–1131. doi:10.1016/j.foodchem...
crocus (Crocussativus) cultivated. It takes about 4,000 stigma to produce one ounce of saffron, and only three red stigma are produced by one crocus...
graveolens) Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius), only for yellow color Saffron (Crocussativus) use of saffron Sage (Salvia officinalis) Salad burnet (Sanguisorba...
Butea frondosa (Papilionaceae). Sanskrit kunkuma (कुनकुम) is saffron (Crocussativus). Peter Forsskål (1732–1763) found the plant occurring between Mecca...
jasminoides fruit. Crocetin, a chemical compound usually obtained from Crocussativus, also can be obtained from the fruit of Gardenia jasminoides. The fully...
Hausenblas HA, Saha D, Dubyak PJ, Anton SD (November 2013). "Saffron (Crocussativus L.) and major depressive disorder: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical...
identification unravels the autotriploid nature of saffron (Crocussativus) as a hybrid of wild Crocus cartwrightianus cytotypes". New Phytologist. 222 (4):...
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