This GSO Standard applies to specifications for dried saffron obtained from the pistils of Crocus sativus L. flowers. It applies to saffron in both of the following forms: - filaments and cut filaments; - powder. NOTE : The saffron plant is depicted in Figure 1, the saffron flower in Figures 2 and 3, the saffron pistil in Figure 4, and some examples of floral waste in Figure 5.