Crocus sativus
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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, i
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Flower's profile, Serra de Casteltallat, Catalonia, Spain
Macro photograph of saffron flower (Crocus sativus)
Pollen, Afghanistan
Stigma (botany)
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The stigma is the receptive tip of a carpel, or of several fused carpels, in the gynoecium of a flower.
Crocus sativus
…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…
Stigma of a Tulipa species, with pollen
Closeup of stigma surrounded by stamens of Lilium 'Stargazer')
Maize stigmas, collectively called "silk"
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