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Safflower

Carthamus tinctorius

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Common names

34 names · 22 languages
EnglishYour language
Other languages (21)
Dutch
French
  • Carthame des teinturiers[1][3]
Arabic
  • عصفر[3]
  • قرطم مصبوغ[3]
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Czech
  • světlice barvířská[3]
Danish
Finnish
  • värisaflori[3]
German
+3 more namesShow fewer names
Hungarian
  • kerti pórsáfrány[3]
Japanese
  • セイヨウベニバナ[3]
  • 呉藍[3]
  • 末摘花[3]
Korean
Norwegian
  • safrantistel[3]
Polish
  • Krokosz barwierski[3]
Portuguese
Russian
  • Сафлор красильный[3]
Slovak
  • požlt farbiarsky[3]
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish
Ukrainian
  • Крокіс фарбувальний[3]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Carthamus tinctorius — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Safflower — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • Falscher Safran — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • Färberdistel — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • Färbersaflor — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • Saflor — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • Öldistel — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • Azafrán — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • Cártamo — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • Carthame des teinturiers — results[0].names[25]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • Saffloer — results[0].names[19]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • Açafroa — results[0].names[12]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • Açafrão-bastardo — results[0].names[13]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
[2] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Carthamus tinctorius ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Färber-Saflor (DE); Safflower (EN); Azafran bastardo (ES) — VernacularName.tsv, line 140959; taxon RH96.
[3] Carthamus tinctorius — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Safflower — results[3].names[1]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • Falscher Safran — results[3].names[10]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • Färberdistel — results[3].names[6]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • Färbersaflor — results[3].names[9]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • Saflor — results[3].names[7]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • Öldistel — results[3].names[8]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • Azafrán — results[3].names[3]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • Cártamo — results[3].names[2]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • Carthame des teinturiers — results[3].names[25]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • Saffloer — results[3].names[19]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • Açafroa — results[3].names[12]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • Açafrão-bastardo — results[3].names[13]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • světlice barvířská — results[3].names[4]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • safrantistel — results[3].names[5]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • värisaflori — results[3].names[11]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • セイヨウベニバナ — results[3].names[14]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • Сафлор красильный — results[3].names[15]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • safflor — results[3].names[16]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • 红花 — results[3].names[17]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • 紅花 — results[3].names[18]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • عصفر — results[3].names[20]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • قرطم مصبوغ — results[3].names[21]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • saflor — results[3].names[22]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • Krokosz barwierski — results[3].names[23]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • kerti pórsáfrány — results[3].names[24]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • 胭脂 — results[3].names[26]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • 末摘花 — results[3].names[27]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • 呉藍 — results[3].names[28]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • 잇꽃 — results[3].names[29]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • požlt farbiarsky — results[3].names[30]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • Крокіс фарбувальний — results[3].names[31]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
  • Aspir — results[3].names[32]; taxon id 76135; Carthamus tinctorius.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Carthamus tinctorius is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Asteraceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
C. & E. Türkiye to Iran.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from July to August.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Carthamus tinctorius — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 5130090; ID RH96; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 5130090; ID RH96; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Carthamus tinctorius — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 833226; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1473451, 1473455

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.