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Hemp

Cannabis sativa

Summary 5

Pollen:Low
Nectar:NONE

An intoxicant is derived from the resin (and leaves) of this herbaceous annual plant; its stem is the source of a coarse textile fibre, hemp. Hemp-seed oil is used in the soap industry. The crop is cultivated in Europe and Asia. Male and female flowers are usually on different plants, and cross-pollination is by wind. Culivars with male and female flowers on the same plant have been raise in Europe. (Crane, E., & Walker, P. (1984). Pollination Directory for World Crops. London)

This plant of the Nettle family was widely cultivated in Poland for it's oil and fibers. (Knab, S. H., & Knab, M. A. (1999). Polish herbs, flowers & folk medicine.)

Flowering time 12-4 Central Asia. Naturalised worldwide in warmer regions. Widely cultivated in S. Africa, though illegally. Dioecious, ie. seperate male and female plants. EC project for production of hemp fibre. (Johannsmeier, M. F. (2016). Beeplants of South Africa: Sources of Nectar, Pollen, Honeydew and Propolis for Honeybees)

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