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Cannabis sativa L.

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Exotic
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New Zealand
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L.
L.
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Cannabis sativa L.
species
Cannabis sativa

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Rosales
Cannabaceae
Cannabis
sativa

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Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. 1988: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. IV. Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons. Botany Division DSIR, Christchurch.

Cannabis sativa L.

Hemp seed was until recently a common constituent of bird seed and the plant often occurred as a casual from discarded seed. The sp. does not appear to have truly established in the wild but continues to occur as an occasional escape from cultivation.

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Cannabis sativa L.
Cannabis sativa L.
Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 No 116 (as at 15 December 2022), Public Act Schedule 3 Class C controlled drugs – New Zealand Legislation. https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1975/0116/latest/DLM436723.html
Cannabis sativa L.
Cannabis sativa L.
Cannabis sativa L.
Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988)
Cannabis sativa L.

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1 January 2000
29 July 2024
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