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Cannabaceae
Cannabis

not marked as a favorite taxon *Cannabis sativa Linnaeus. Common name: Hemp, Marijuana, Cannabis, Weed. Phenology: Jun-Oct. Habitat: Disturbed areas and clandestinely cultivated plots. Distribution: Native of Asia. Though perhaps not truly naturalized or persistent, Cannabis is treated here since clandestine cultivated plots are encountered by the field biologist, especially in fairly remote areas in the mountainous parts of our area.

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Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, F, FNA3, G, Mi, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, POWO, S, S13, Tat, WH3, WV; = n/a — RAB; > Cannabis sativa L. ssp. indica (Lam.) E.Small & Cronquist — K4, Tn; > Cannabis sativa L. ssp. sativa — Tn; > Cannabis sativa L. ssp. sativa var. sativa — C, GrPl, K4, NS; > Cannabis sativa L. ssp. sativa var. spontanea Vavilov — GrPl, K4, NS; > Cannabis sativa L. var. sativa — Il; > Cannabis sativa L. var. spontanea Vavilov — Il. Basionym: Cannabis sativa L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Cannabis sativa - FNA3

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image #1 of Cannabis sativa© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
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image #3 of Cannabis sativa© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
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image #5 of Cannabis sativa© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
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image #7 of Cannabis sativa© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
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image #11 of Cannabis sativa© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
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image #13 of Cannabis sativa© Ryan Sorrells, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ryan Sorrells source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #14 of Cannabis sativa© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
image #15 of Cannabis sativa© Cassi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Cassi source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #16 of Cannabis sativa© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
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image #20 of Cannabis sativa© Matt Berger, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Matt Berger source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #21 of Cannabis sativa© Dutta Roy Sagnik, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Dutta Roy Sagnik source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
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