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Species profile—Cannabis sativa (Indian hemp)

Classification

Plantae (plants) → Equisetopsida (land plants) → Cannabaceae → Cannabis sativa (Indian hemp)

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Species details

Kingdom
Plantae (plants)
Class
Equisetopsida (land plants)
Family
Cannabaceae
Scientific name
Cannabis sativa L.
Common name
Indian hemp
WildNet taxon ID
13983
Alternate name(s)
marijuana
Russian hemp
redroot
industrial hemp
hemp
hashish
grass
dacha
Conservation significant
No
Confidential
No
Endemicity
Introduced
Pest status
Environmental Weed

Other resources

The Australasian Virtual Herbarium (AVH)
Atlas of Living Australia

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=13983

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022
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