APHOTOFLORA

An online educational resource and botanical image library dedicated to
the flora; wildflowers, trees, shrubs, ferns, liverworts and mosses, found in
South-West England, mostly around Devon and Cornwall, by David Fenwick.

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Hemp or Cannabis
Cannabium sativa
- leaf shoot in bud 1

Hemp or Cannabis
Cannabium sativa
- female flowering plant 1

Hemp or Cannabis
Cannabium sativa
- female flowers 1

Hemp or Cannabis
Cannabium sativa
- female plant 1

Hemp or Cannabis
Cannabium sativa
- male flower 1

Hemp or Cannabis
Cannabium sativa
- leaf upperside 1

Hemp or Cannabis
Cannabium sativa
- leaf underside 1

Hemp or Cannabis
Cannabium sativa
- seed capsules 1

Hemp or Cannabis
Cannabium sativa
- seedling 1

Hemp or Cannabis
Cannabium sativa
- seedling 2

Images taken on wasteground at Leigham, Plymouth, Devon; at Boringdon Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon; and as an emergent weed from old bird seed in a garden at Nanpean, Cornwall.

This species has been found be cultivated in secluded sites close to habitation; as a casual weed on wasteland and as a bird seed alien in gardens and on allotment sites. It is not frequently found and is illegal to cultivate without license.

The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the flora of the region and help

people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but a few species may only be determined by observing microscopic differences that are characteristic to any one species.