Description
Safflower is commercially cultivated for vegetable oil extracted from the seeds. Plants are 30 to 150 cm (12 to 59 in) tall with globular flower heads having yellow, orange, or red flowers. Each branch will usually have from one to five flower heads containing 15 to 20 seeds per head. Safflower is native to arid environments having seasonal rain. It grows a deep taproot which enables it to thrive in such environments.
There are two types of safflower that produce different kinds of oil:
- Monounsaturated fatty acid (oleic acid) and
- Polyunsaturated fatty acid (linoleic acid)
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