Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Carthamus tinctorius L.

Origin: introduced

Scientific Synonyms: Carthamnus tinctorius L., Carthamus tinctoria

Common names:

African saffron (1898) (49, 158)

Alazor (1900?, Spanish) (158)

American saffron (1876-1922) (49, 53, 57, 92, 158)

Azafrancillo (1900?, Spanish) (158)

Bastard saffron (1828-1922) (7, 49, 53, 92, 158)

Cartamo (1900?, Spanish) (158)

Carthame (1900?, French) (158)

Carthamine (1886) (110)

Cusumbha (1886, Sanskrit) (110)

Deutscher safran (1900?, German) (158)

Dyer's saffron [Dyers' saffron] (1869-1922) (49, 53, 58, 92, 158)

Falscher safran (1900?, German) (158)

False saffron (1840-1949) (19, 49, 92, 107, 109, 158)

Farbersaflor (1900?, German) (158)

Flores carthami (1898) (49)

Gorton or Kurtum (1886, Arabic) (110)

Ihridh (1886, Arabic) (110)

Kamalottara (1886, Sanskrit) (110)

Lady's-rouge [Ladies' rouge] (1828) (7)

Morabu (1886, Arabic) (110)

Parrot's-corn [Parrots' corn, Parrot's corn] (1876?-1900?) (92, 158)

Safflower (1869-Present) (3, 4, 50, 19, 49, 53, 57, 58, 92, 107, 109, 138, 155, 158)

Saffron thistle (1876) (92)

Thistle-saffron [Thistle saffron] (1900?) (158)

Usfur (1886, Arabic) (110)