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Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) is a highly branched, herbaceous, thistle-like annual plant in the family Asteraceae. It is one of the world's oldest crops, and today is commercially cultivated for vegetable oil extracted from the seeds .
Commercially important plants in Asteraceae include the food crops Lactuca sativa (lettuce), Cichorium (chicory), Cynara scolymus (globe artichoke), Helianthus annuus (sunflower), Smallanthus sonchifolius (yacón), Carthamus tinctorius (safflower) and Helianthus tuberosus (Jerusalem artichoke).
Carthamus lanatus is a species of thistle known as woolly distaff thistle, [1] downy safflower [2] or saffron thistle. It is closely related to safflower ( Carthamus tinctorius ). This annual plant is a native of the Mediterranean Basin , but it is familiar in other places where it was introduced and has become a noxious weed , such as in parts ...
According to recent observations, early signs of spring have already begun in the southern United States. In the Southeast, the spring leaf-out process is 1-2 weeks later than the long-term average.
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The best known species is the safflower (Carthamus tinctorius). Species [3] Carthamus arborescens L. Carthamus atractyloides (Pomel) Greuter;
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At bird feeders, mourning doves are attracted to one of the largest ranges of seed types of any North American bird, with a preference for rapeseed, corn, millet, safflower, and sunflower seeds. Mourning doves do not dig or scratch for seeds, though they will push aside ground litter; instead, they eat what is readily visible.