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Photographer: Robert R. Kowal
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Family Cannabaceae
Cannabis sativa L.
hemp, Indian hemp, marijuana
Cannabis: ancient Greek name, of obscure etymology
sativa: sown
Hazardous 
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| Status: | Introduced - naturalized |
| Plant: | erect, annual, 8"-40" or more tall forb |
| Flower: | green, 5-parted; inflorescence 6" branched clusters both terminal and from the leaf axils, male flowers loosely arranged, female more compact and fewer; blooms June-Oct. |
| Fruit: | dry seed |
| Leaf: | stalked, palmately-divided with 5-7 leaflets, hairy, toothed |
| Habitat: | disturbed sites |
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