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Pictures of Flowers Saint John’s Wort Plant Pictures and Saint John’s Wort Plant Kind
Pictures of Flowers Saint John’s Wort Plant Pictures and Saint John’s Wort Plant Kind
Saint John’s Wort is the genus of about 300 species of flowering plants native to temperate and subtropical regions of North America, Europe, parts of Asia, Russia, India and China. Nowadays, Saint John’s Wort has become well known as herbal treatment for minor depression. The plant is a perennial herb with yellow flowers. The name of the plant comes from Saint John’s Day, 24 June, around which the traditional flowering and harvesting takes place.
Saint John’s Wort can be easily identified by its typical leaves and flowers. Yellow and five-petaled flowers grow between late spring and early to mid summer. Leaves of the plants exhibit translucent dots when held in front of the sunlight, which gives them a perforated appearance. A reddish or purple liquid is produced when the seedpods or flowers are crushed. Erect stems, branched in the upper section, can grow up to 1 meter tall. Yellowish-green leaves are narrow, oblong and in opposite arrangements. Large doses of Saint John’ Wort can be poisonous for the grazing livestock. Besides being famous as antidepressant, Saint John’s Wort is also sometimes used for flavoring distilled spirits such as Vodka.
Pictures of Flowers Saint John’s Wort Plant Pictures and Saint John’s Wort Plant Kind
Pictures of Flowers Saint John’s Wort Plant Pictures and Saint John’s Wort Plant Kind
Pictures of Flowers Saint John’s Wort Plant Pictures and Saint John’s Wort Plant Kind
Pictures of Flowers Safflower Plant Pictures and Safflower Plant Kind
Pictures of Flowers Safflower Plant Pictures and Safflower Plant Kind
Safflower is an herbaceous thistle-like annual plant. The plant has many branches with long sharp spines on its leaves. It grows 30-150 cm tall with globular flowerheads. Brilliant yellow, red or orange flowers bloom in the month of July. Each branch of the plant typically has 1-5 flowerheads, which contain about 15-20 seeds per head. Safflower plants have strong taproot with which it can thrive in dry climates. The plant is susceptible to frost injury.
Traditionally, Safflower plants were grown for its seeds that were used in food coloring and flavoring. Besides, it was also used in medicines and for making red and yellow dyes. However, due to cheaper varieties of synthetic dyes, it is no more used for making dyes. All over the world, the plant is extensively cultivated for extracting vegetable oil from its seeds. Latest research has also reported that genetically modified safflower can be used to make insulin. Safflower oil is colorless, odorless and nutritionally similar to sunflower oil. Safflower oil is used as cooking oil, salad dressing and for the production of margarine.
Pictures of Flowers Safflower Plant Pictures and Safflower Plant Kind
Pictures of Flowers Safflower Plant Pictures and Safflower Plant Kind
Pictures of Flowers Safflower Plant Pictures and Safflower Plant Kind
Pictures of Flowers Safflower Plant Pictures and Safflower Plant Kind
Pictures of Flowers Safflower Plant Pictures and Safflower Plant Kind
Pictures of Flowers Safflower Plant Pictures and Safflower Plant Kind
Pictures of Flowers Safflower Plant Pictures and Safflower Plant Kind
Pictures of Flowers Safflower Plant Pictures and Safflower Plant Kind
Pictures of Flowers Safflower Plant Pictures and Safflower Plant Kind
