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Colchicum autumnale, commonly known as autumn crocus, meadow saffron, [3] naked boys [4] or naked ladies, [5] is a toxic autumn-blooming flowering plant that resembles the true crocuses, but is a member of the plant family Colchicaceae, unlike the true crocuses, which belong to the family Iridaceae.
Saffron (/ ˈ s æ f r ə n,-r ɒ n /) [1] is a spice derived from the flower of Crocus sativus, commonly known as the "saffron crocus". The vivid crimson stigma and styles , called threads, are collected and dried for use mainly as a seasoning and colouring agent in food.
About 180,000 stigmas from 60,000 flowers are required to produce 1 kilogram (2.2 lb) saffron, which sells for about US$10,000 (2018). Modern saffron production is widely cultivated in Kashmir , Iran, Turkey, Afghanistan and the Mediterranean from Spain to Asia Minor. [ 8 ]
Crocus sativus, commonly known as saffron crocus or autumn crocus, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the iris family Iridaceae. A cormous autumn-flowering cultivated perennial , unknown in the wild, [ 2 ] it is best known for the culinary use of its floral stigmas as the spice saffron .
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A fleuron (/ ˈ f l ʊər ɒ n,-ə n, ˈ f l ɜːr ɒ n,-ə n / [1]), also known as printers' flower, is a typographic element, or glyph, used either as a punctuation mark or as an ornament for typographic compositions. Fleurons are stylized forms of flowers or leaves; the term derives from the Old French: floron ('flower'). [2]
Saffron threads from Iran Stigmas (i.e., flower threads) from saffron crocus are plucked, piled, and dried. Plants. Byzantine meadow saffron (Colchicum × byzantinum) is a hybrid flowering plant. Cape saffron (Cassine peragua) is a flowering tree with saffron-coloured bark. Cobra saffron (Mesua ferrea) is a tree found in southern Asia.