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'''Carthamus tinctorius''' is an erect, thistle-like, often spined annual plant. It can grow up to 180cm tall. The plant has a deep taproot and a strong stem with many branches, each terminating in a flower.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Lower cholesterol}}, {{Uses|Tumours}}, {{Uses|Stomatitis}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|Coronary diseases}}.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|Young leaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootSeeds}}.
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=|en=Safflower|gu=|hi=Kusum|kn=|ks=|ml=|mr=|pa=|ta=Kusumba|te=}}
==Properties==
==Habit==
{{Habit|Annual}}
==Identification==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
Safflower probably grows best in the semi-arid subtropics, but cultivars have been developed that widen its range and it is now cultivated from the temperate zone to higher elevations in the tropics.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|Poor dry soils in full sun}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<ref name="Leaf">["morphology"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Carthamus+tinctorius Cultivation"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Safflower.html Carthamus tinctorius on flowersofindia.net]* [ ]* [ https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Carthamus_tinctorius.html Carthamus tinctorius on hort.purdue.edu]
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