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Cannabis sativaNAME: Cannabis sativa C. Linnaeus subsp. indica (J. de Lamarck) E. Small & A. Cronquist

PLANT FAMILY: Cannabinaceae

COMMON NAME: marijuana

APERTURATION: Triporate

ORNAMENTATION: Scabrate

POLLINATION SYNDROME: Anemophilous

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SHAPE: Round

FLOWERING DATE: March - July in Texas

NOTES: Although marijuana is anemophilous (wind pollinated), many different types of insects visit the flowers of this plant. Pollen from it has been found in honey samples.