Cannabis sativa
A species in the Cannabaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Rosales
- Family
- Cannabaceae
- Genus
- Cannabis
- Species
- Cannabis sativa
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cannabis sativa. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
38 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cannabis americanaName author: Pharm. ex Wehmer
- Cannabis chinensisName author: Delile
- Cannabis erraticaName author: Siev.
- Cannabis foetensName author: Gilib.
- Cannabis generalisName author: E.H.L.Krause
- Cannabis giganteaName author: Delile ex Vilm.
- Cannabis indicaName author: Lam.
- Cannabis indica f. afghanicaName author: Vavilov
- Cannabis indica var. afghanicaName author: Vavilov
- Cannabis indica var. kafiristanicaName author: Vavilov
- Cannabis intersitaName author: Soják
- Cannabis kafiristanicaName author: (Vavilov) Chrtek
- Cannabis lupulusName author: Scop.
- Cannabis macrospermaName author: Stokes
- Cannabis ruderalisName author: Janisch.
- Cannabis sativa f. afghanicaName author: Vavilov
- Cannabis sativa f. chinensisName author: (Delile) A.DC.
- Cannabis sativa f. pedemontanaName author: A.DC.
- Cannabis sativa f. vulgarisName author: (Alef.) Voss
- Cannabis sativa subsp. cultaName author: Serebr.
- Cannabis sativa subsp. indicaName author: (Lam.) E.Small & Cronquist
- Cannabis sativa subsp. intersitaName author: (Soják) Soják
- Cannabis sativa subvar. indicaName author: (Lam.) Asch. & Graebn.
- Cannabis sativa var. afghanicaName author: (Vavilov) McPartl. & E.Small
- Cannabis sativa var. giganteaName author: (Delile ex Vilm.) Alef.
- Cannabis sativa var. indicaName author: (Lam.) Wehmer
- Cannabis sativa var. indicaName author: (Lam.) E.Small & Cronquist
- Cannabis sativa var. kafiristanicaName author: (Vavilov) E.Small & Cronquist
- Cannabis sativa var. kifName author: A.DC.
- Cannabis sativa var. macrospermaName author: (Stokes) Asch. & Graebn.
- Cannabis sativa var. monoicaName author: Holuby
- Cannabis sativa var. praecoxName author: Serebr.
- Cannabis sativa var. ruderalisName author: Janisch.
- Cannabis sativa var. ruderalisName author: (Janisch.) S.Z.Liou
- Cannabis sativa var. sativaName author: Not supplied
- Cannabis sativa var. spontaneaName author: Vavilov
- Cannabis sativa var. vulgarisName author: Alef.
- Polygonum viridiflorumName author: Poir.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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