Refers to the plant Carthamus tinctorius, cultivated for its flowers, which yield a red dye and oil.
Safflower has been cultivated since ancient times as a source of dye and cooking oil.
In this region, safflower fields have become a tourist attraction.
scarlet runner bean
redflower ragleaf; Crassocephalum crepidioides
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
Katakana spelling, often used in botanical or commercial contexts.
Search-only form; rarely used in practice.
Compound of 紅 (beni, 'crimson') + 花 (hana, 'flower'), referring to the red dye obtained from the petals.