Cannabis L.

1 species naturalized Aust.; Qld, NSW, S.A.

*Cannabis sativa L.

Erect branching herb, dioecious, often woody at base 1–4 m high. Stems with glandular and non glandular hairs. Leaves palmate. Leaflets linear to lanceolate, 3–10 mm long, prominently veined; margins toothed; petiole 3–8 cm long. Fruit 4 mm long enclosed in glandular hairy bracts. Occasionally naturalized. Introd. from Eurasia. Prohibited plant. Fl. summer. Indian Hemp, Marijuana