A bulb , herbaceous perennial , grows up to 30 cm tall . Stems erect , non aromatic . Leaves 5-11 , simple , linear , grass-like , smooth , entire margins ; appear from the corm prior to blooming . Inflorescences solitary . Flowers erect , cup-like ; petals 6 , lilac-purple ; stamen 3 ; styles 3 , long with reddish-orange protruding stigmas . Fruit no fruit (flowers are sterile) . Seeds not seen . (Ref . https://plants . ces . ncsu . edu) .
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Not Common
الوصف غير متاح حاليًا
Crocus autumnalis Sm.
Crocus officinalis (L.) Honck.
Crocus orsinii Parl.
Crocus pendulus Stokes
Crocus sativus var. officinalis L.
Crocus sativus subsp. orsinii (Parl.) K.Richt.
Crocus setifolius Stokes
Geanthus autumnalis Raf.
Safran officinarum Medik.
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Saffaron
Saffron Crocus, Autumn Crocus
Blood of Thoth
Richardson and Dorr (2003) wrote that: "Ziafaran is derived from the tiny stigma of the crocus flower (Crocus sativus), and as a precious commodity is used very sparingly by Bedouin women as a cooking spice, colourant, and cosmetic component. For the colouring of the cotton dishdashah, the most commonly used plant pigments are derived from waris (Flemingia rhodocarpa or Flemingia grahamiana), zi 'faran (Crocus sativus), sidr (Ziziphus spina-christi), and nabat al- 'arta (Calligonum comosum)". (Ref. The Craft Heritage of Oman).
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu Richardson, N. Dorr, M. (2003). The Craft Heritage of Oman; vol. 1. Published by Motivate publishing. ISBN 1-86063-1576. https://en.wikipedia.org Gledhill, D. (2008). The Names of Plants. Fourth Edition. Cambridge University Press, UK. ISBN 978-0-521-86645-3 ISSN 978-0-521-68553-5. https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org https://en.wiktionary.org
