The spice saffron is obtained from the stigmas of "Crocus sativus", an autumn-blooming species. Sanskrit "kunkuma" () is saffron (Crocus sativus). About 30 of the species are cultivated, including "Crocus sativus" for saffron production. The spice saffron comes from the stigma of the saffron crocus, "Crocus sativus". Saffron was rare, expensive, and demanded, and Crocus sativus could be farmed under France's latitudes. "Crocus sativus" is unknown in the wild, and its ancestor is unknown. The domesticated saffron crocus, "Crocus sativus", is an autumn-flowering perennial plant unknown in the wild. For example, the masculine "Crocus sativus" and neuter "Pisum sativum". "Crocus sativus" has a corm, which holds leaves, bracts, bracteole, and the flowering stalk. "Crocus sativus" is currently known to grow in the Mediterranean, East Asia, and Irano-Turanian Region.