| English | dyer's-saffron | | | 1 | Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1280. |
| English | false saffron | | | 1 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| English | safflower | | | 1 | Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. |
| French | carthame des teinturiers | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| French | safran bâtard | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| French | safranon | | | 2 | Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 |
| French | safre | | | 2 | Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 |
| German | falscher Safran | | | 2 | Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 |
| German | Färberdistel | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| German | Färber-Saflor | | | 2 | Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1280. |
| German | Saflor | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| Chinese | hong hua | 红花 | | 2 | Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). |
| Italian | cartamo | | | 2 | Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 |
| Italian | zaffrone | | | 2 | Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 |
| Japanese Rōmaji | beni-bana | | | 2 | Walker, E. 1976. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands. |
| Portuguese | açaflor | | | 2 | PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource). |
| Portuguese | açafrão-bastardo | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| Portuguese | açafroa | | | 2 | PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource). |
| Spanish | alazor | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| Spanish | azafrán bastardo | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| Spanish | cártamo | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| Swahili | alizeti ya miba | | | 2 | PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource). |
| Swahili | kartamu | | | 2 | PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource). |
| Swedish | safflor | | | 2 | Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) |
| Transcribed Chinese | hong lan hua | | | 2 | Li, H. L. et al., eds. 1975-1979. Flora of Taiwan. |
| Transcribed Korean | iskkot | | | 2 | Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:87. |