Famine Foods Plants that are not normally considered as crops are consumed in times of famine

Carthamus oxycantha

Uses

India (region not specified): seeds eaten.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: M. Bieb.
Vernaculars:: Hindi: Kantiari. English: Wild Safflower

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Carthamus oxycantha seeds

Plant Classification Group:

Asteraceae or Compositae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- India

Plant References:

SINGH & ARORA
TORKELSON

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