Cannabis sativa L.

Spice

Family: CANNABACEAE

Genus: Cannabis

Catalan common name: Cànem.

Spanish common name: Cáñamo.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Girona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Formentera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Asia

Uses and properties: Aphrodisiac. Furniture, construction and tools. Medicinal. Psycotrophic plant. Textile industry.

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Habitats: Cultivated species. Cultivated specie.

Characteristics: Marijuana or hemp, it has characteristic palmate leaves with dentate leaflets. It is a plant which is only found nowadays being grown for its psychotropic properties, although it was grown in the past to produce fibres and seeds.