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Common Name(s): Safflower
Family: Asteraceae
Growth Habit: Annual
Invasiveness:
Growing Days: 120 to 245 (days)
Temperature:

Abs.Max=113° (F)	Opt.Max=90° (F)
Opt.Min=68° (F)	Abs.Min=41° (F)

Precipitation: 24 to 39 (in.)
Winter Minimum: 7° (F)
Soil pH: 5.4 to 8.2
Soil Texture/Type: Deep clay loams
Soil Drainage: Well
Photoperiod Response: Long day, short day and day neutral
Light Intensity: Bright
Comments:
Salt tolerant. Moderately drought tolerant. Some species very frost and cold tolerant. Does not tolerate standing water. Not weedy. Shade and weed intolerant. Poor competitor for 3-4 weeks.
Diseases:
Phytothora, Sclerotinia, Rust, Cercospora, Powdery Mildew
Uses:
Food - oil/fat, Additive - coloring, Material - lipids, Animal Food - fodder
Woodiness:
Herbaceous
Climate:
Subtropical-dry winte, temperate-continental, tropical-wet and dry, steppe and semi-arid, subtropical-dry summer
Geographical Origin:
Widely cultivated

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