Species

Cannabis sativa

Common Name(s)

Cannabis, marijuana, kif, gunja

Authority

Cannabis sativa L.

Family

Cannabaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

CANSAT

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites

Flower Colours

Red / Pink,White

Year Naturalised

1940

Origin

Probably C. Asia

Reason for Introduction

Hallucinogenic Properties and for Bird Seed

This page last updated on 30 Jul 2014