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Ditaxis heterantha
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Ditaxis heterantha is a member of the plant family Euphorbiaceae and grows wild in Guanajuato, Mexico, where it is known as azafrán, azafrancillo, azafrán de bolita or saffron pellets and has several culinary uses, including as a substitute for saffron. Ditaxis heterantha is not related to true saffron nor to safflower, which also is used as a saffron substitute.
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Ditaxis heterantha
- Slug
- ditaxis-heterantha
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Ditaxis
- Species
- heterantha
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 28
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