Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Asteraceae | Genus: Carthamus | Species: Carthamus tinctorius L.( कुसुम ) |
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Flower |
Fruit |
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| Synonym | Calcitrapa tinctoria Roehl., Carduus tinctorius (L.) Falk, Centaurea carthamus E.H.L.Krause | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Safflower, Dyers' saffron, False saffron | Flower Type | Capitulum |
| English / Trade Name | Safflower, Dyers' saffron, False saffron | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Kusum | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 1000 m | Fruit Type | Achene |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Achene ovoid to ellipsoid, 4-angled. Pappus absent. |
| Habitat | Plains, Cultivated | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Native of Mediterranean Region | Bark Details | Greenish |
| Distribution in Haryana | Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Shrub up to 100 cm tall, stem and branches white or whitish, smooth, glabrous. Leaves rigid, leathery, glabrous, lanceolate, ovate-lanceolate, or elliptic, simple, margin spinosely toothed or entire, apex acute; teeth very rarely pinnatipartite, Flower a capitulam; Phyllaries in 5 rows. Fruit a Achene ovoid to ellipsoid. | Leaf Details | Leaves rigid, leathery, glabrous, lanceolate, ovate-lanceolate, or elliptic, simple, margin spinosely toothed or entire, apex acute; teeth very rarely pinnatipartite |
