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Genus

Carthamus

Called “safflowers” in GBIF

The genus Carthamus, the distaff thistles, includes plants in the family Asteraceae. The group is native to Europe, North Africa, and parts of Asia. The flower has been used since ancient times in the Philippines, which it has been called kasubha by the Tagalog people.

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Plants in this genus

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Carthamus tinctorius

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Research on Carthamus

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Fungi and nanoparticles help safflower thrive on less water

If you grow safflower or other drought-stressed flowering plants, pairing them with mycorrhizal f...

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Fungi and nanoparticles help safflower thrive on less water

Researchers found that combining beneficial soil fungi with tiny titanium dioxide particles helped safflower plants produce more flower petals and stronger antioxidants, even when water was scarce, offering a way to grow this dye and medicinal crop with less irrigation.

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