Cannabis sativa
- Phonetic Spelling
- KAN-nah-biss sa-TEE-vah
- This plant has low severity poison characteristics.
- See below
- Description
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A large, coarse annual, 6-12 ft. tall; leaves opposite below and alternate toward top, long-stalked, palmately divided into 3-7 toothed leaflets; flowers small and green, crowded on axillary clusters
Found in: Houseplant (illegal to grow); landscape (illegal to cultivate) in gardens
- See this plant in the following landscape:
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Cannabis
- Species:
- sativa
- Family:
- Cannabaceae
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- South Eastern European Russia to North West China
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Poisonous
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Green
- Flower Description:
- Flowers small and green, crowded on axillary clusters
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Leaves:
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Opposite
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Opposite below and alternate toward top, long-stalked, palmately divided into 3-7 toothed leaflets
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Problems:
- Problem for Cats
- Problem for Dogs
- Problem for Horses
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Poisonous to Humans:
- Poison Severity:
- Low
- Poison Symptoms:
- TOXIC ONLY IF LARGE QUANTITIES EATEN. Toxicity greatest in flower stalks. Exhilaration, hallucinations, delusions, blurred vision, poor coordination, stupor, and coma, prolonged depression, vomiting, hypersalivation, dilated pupils, low blood pressure, low body temperature, seizure, death (rare)
- Poison Toxic Principle:
- Delta-9-THC (tetrahydrocannabinol)
- Causes Contact Dermatitis:
- No
- Poison Part:
- Bark
- Flowers
- Fruits
- Leaves
- Roots
- Seeds
- Stems
