Saffron crocus
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Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q15041677
Library of congress:
sh 85116464
Sources of Information
- Web. 3:p. 1999 (saffron or saffron crocus; Crocus sativus)
- Hortus 3:p. 336 (Crocus sativus; Saffron crocus)
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Wikipedia description:
Crocus sativus, commonly known as saffron crocus or autumn crocus, is a species of flowering plant in the iris family Iridaceae. A cormous autumn-flowering cultivated perennial, unknown in the wild, it is best known for the culinary use of its floral stigmas as the spice saffron. Human cultivation of saffron crocus and the trade and use of saffron have endured for more than 3,500 years and span different cultures, continents, and civilizations.
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