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Cannabis sativa L.
marijuana

       
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Photo of Cannabis sativa L.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. China. Usage Requirements.
 
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Images:
Cannabis sativa L.

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Distribution:
Cannabis sativa L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), USA+ (PR), CAN (MB, NB, NS, ON, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Cannabis sativa L.

View 2 genera in Cannabaceae, 1 species in Cannabis or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Cannabis sativa L. ssp. indica (Lam.) E. Small & Cronquist. .
Cannabis sativa ssp. indica
marijuana
Distribution of Cannabis sativa L. ssp. sativa. .
Cannabis sativa ssp. sativa
marijuana
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Cannabis sativa L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Hamamelididae
Order Urticales
Family Cannabaceae – Hemp family
Genus Cannabis L. – hemp
Species Cannabis sativa L. – marijuana
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Cannabis sativa L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Illinois:
marijuana              Noxious weed
Minnesota:
hemp              Prohibited noxious weed
Missouri:
marijuana              Noxious weed
Pennsylvania:
marijuana              Noxious weed
West Virginia:
marijuana              Noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Cannabis sativa L.

Mary Jane
grass
hashish
hemp
marijuana
pot

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.
 

Introduced Information:
Cannabis sativa L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Cannabis sativa L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU-,FAC FACU FACU FAC FAC- FACU- FAC* FAC* FACU FACU FACU* NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Cannabis sativa L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19109.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Cannabis sativa L.

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants: image

Industrial Hemp and Other Alternative Crops for Small Scale Tobacco Producers

NY-Cornell University: Poisonous Plant Databases (images)

North American Industrial Hemp Council

OR-Feasibility of Industrial Hemp Production in the Pacific Northwest

Poisonous Plants of North Carolina: abstract & image

Purdue University, Center for New Crops & Plants Products: abstract

USDA Farmers Bulletin No. 1935

University of New Orleans: hemp line drawings

 
 
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