Cannabis sativa
Grass, Hashish
Other regional names: Hemp
- Hemp
Also known as: Cannabis indica var. afghanica Vavilov +2 more
- Cannabis indica var. afghanica Vavilov
- Cannabis sativa var. pedemontana A.DC.
- Cannabis sativa var. vulgaris A.DC., 1869
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cannabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Found natively in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, Cannabis sativa (commonly known as Grass or Hashish) is an annual belonging to the Cannabaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions. It is the only recognized species within its genus.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Indian Subcontinent, Middle Asia, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Xinjiang
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Andaman Is., Angola, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Central European Russia, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Free State, Gambia, The, Germany, Ghana, Great Britain, Greece, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, Hungary, Idaho, Illinois, India, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Jamaica, Jawa, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kentucky, Kenya, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Leeward Is., Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Is., Magadan, Maine, Malawi, Marquesas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritius, Mexico Northwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Morocco, Mozambique, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., North Caucasus, North Dakota, Northern Provinces, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Puerto Rico, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Rwanda, Réunion, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Senegal, Sicilia, Society Is., South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Tennessee, Thailand, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Tuva, Uganda, Vanuatu, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Windward Is., Wisconsin, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe