Cannabaceae

Marijuana

Cannabis sativa L.

Family: Cannabaceae
Genus: Cannabis

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Common names

By language (92)

ab: Аныцә
Albanian: Kanabis
Amharic: እጸ ፋርስ
Arabic: قنب مزروع, قنب هندي, بنقو, تكروري, تيل, حشيشة, عناب, قنب
Armenian: Մշակովի կանեփ, Կանեփ հնդկական
arz: قنب مزروع
Asturian: Cánnabis
Azerbaijani: Əkin çətənəsi, Hindistan çətənəsi
Bangla: গাঁজা
Basque: Kalamu, Kanabis, Kannabis
Belarusian: Каноплі пасяўныя, Канапель, Канапля, Канаплі, Каноп’е, Пласконне
Bosnian: Indijska konoplja
Breton: Kanab
Bulgarian: Посевен коноп, Индийски коноп
Burmese: ဆေးခြောက်ပင်
Cantonese: 大麻
Chinese: 大麻, 大麻叶, 山丝苗, 火麻, 火麻仁, 火麻子, 线麻, 胡麻
Croatian: Indijska konoplja
csb: Kònople
cv: Акакан кантăр, Тăркăш кантăр
Czech: Konopí seté, C. sativa, Marihuana, Konopí indické, Konopí rumištní
dag: Vɔɣu
Danish: Almindelig hamp, Hamp, Marihuana
Dutch: Hennep, Hemp, Wietplant
English: Marijuana, Hemp, Grass, Hashish, Mary jane, Pot
Estonian: Harilik kanep, India kanep, Metsik kanep
ext: Marijuana
ff: Banngo
Finnish: Hamppu, Hamput
French: Chanvre cultivé, Amale, Cannabis, Chanvre, Chènevis, Gandia, Zamal
frr: Manila, Indisk Henep
Galician: Mariguana
German: Hanf, Echter Hanf, Indischer Hanf
Greek: Κάνναβη η ήμερη, Κάνναβη sativa, Ινδική κάνναβη, Κάνναβη ruderalis
Hausa: Ƙare aiki
Hebrew: קנאביס סאטיבה, קנאביס אינדיקה, קנאביס רודראליס
Hindi: गाँजे का पौधा, भांग का पौधा
hno: پنگ
hsb: Dźiwja konop, Indiska konop
Hungarian: Közönséges kender, Termesztett kender, Gyomkender, Indiai kender
Icelandic: Hampjurt
Indonesian: Hennep
Italian: Canapa indiana
Japanese: アサ, おお麻, カンナビス・サティバ・リンネ, カンナビス・サティヴァ, サティバ種, ヘンプ, 大麻草, 麻
kab: Tifert
Kannada: ಗಾಂಜಾಗಿಡ
Korean: 삼, 대마, 야마
kw: Kewargh
lah: بھنگ
Latvian: Sējas kaņepe, Savvaļas kaņepe
li: Kemp, Hemp, Hennep, Kennep
lij: Caneva
Lithuanian: Sėjamoji kanapė, Šiukšlyninė kanapė
Luxembourgish: Gewéinlechen Hanf
Macedonian: Обичен коноп
Maithili: भाङ
Malay: Pokok ganja, Kanabis, Pokok Kanabis, Pokok marijuana
Māori: Kōaka
Marathi: गांजा
nds: Hennep
Nepali: गाँजा, गाँजाको बोट, भाङ
new: गजि
Pashto: هندي کانابيس
Persian: شاهدانه ساتیوا, شاهدانه رودرالیس, کانابیس ایندیکا
pnt: Κεντίρ
Polish: Konopie siewne, Konopie przemysłowe, Pantagruelion, Konopie dzikie, Konopie indyjskie
Portuguese: Banza, C. sativa, Cannabicultura, Sativa
Punjabi: ਭੰਗ
Romanian: Canabis, Marihuana, Cânepă indiană
Russian: Конопля посевная, Конопля обыкновенная, Конопля полезная, Сатива, Конопля индийская, Конопля сорная, Индика, Сорная конопля
scn: Cànapa
Serbian: Индијска конопља
Serbian (Latin): Indijska konoplja
sg: Bângi
shn: တူၼ်ႈပင်း
Sindhi: ڀنگ ٻوٽو
Slovak: Konopa siata, Konope, Konopa hašišová, Konopa rumovisková, Konopa indická
Slovenian: Navadna konoplja, Konoplja, Indijska konoplja
Spanish: Mariguana, Mota, Canamon, Canamón, Cañamon, Cánnabis, Gañja, Maryjuana
Swedish: Hampa
Tajik: Банг
Tatar: Һинд киндере
Telugu: గంజాయి మొక్క, గంజాయి
Thai: กัญชง, ต้นกัญชง, กัญชา
Turkish: Hint keneviri, Esrar otu, Kubar
udm: Кенэм
Ukrainian: Коноплі звичайні, Коноплі посівні
Urdu: قنب ہندی
Walloon: Tchene, Tchedîne
wuu: 大麻
xmf: Რჩქვანელობური კიფი, Ინდური კიფი, Ტყარი კიფი
za: Daihmaz

Synonyms

Cannabis americana Pharm. ex Wehmer
Cannabis chinensis Delile
Cannabis erratica Siev.
Cannabis foetens Gilib.
Cannabis generalis E.H.L.Krause
Cannabis gigantea Delile ex Vilm.
Cannabis indica Lam.
Cannabis indica f. afghanica Vavilov
Cannabis indica var. afghanica Vavilov
Cannabis indica var. kafiristanica Vavilov
Cannabis intersita Soják
Cannabis kafiristanica (Vavilov) Chrtek
Cannabis lupulus Scop.
Cannabis macrosperma Stokes
Cannabis ruderalis Janisch.
Cannabis sativa f. afghanica Vavilov
Cannabis sativa f. chinensis (Delile) A.DC.
Cannabis sativa f. pedemontana A.DC.
Cannabis sativa f. vulgaris (Alef.) Voss
Cannabis sativa subsp. culta Serebr.
Cannabis sativa subsp. indica (Lam.) E.Small & Cronquist
Cannabis sativa subsp. intersita (Soják) Soják
Cannabis sativa subvar. indica (Lam.) Asch. & Graebn.
Cannabis sativa var. afghanica (Vavilov) McPartl. & E.Small
Cannabis sativa var. gigantea (Delile ex Vilm.) Alef.
Cannabis sativa var. indica (Lam.) Wehmer
Cannabis sativa var. indica (Lam.) E.Small & Cronquist
Cannabis sativa var. kafiristanica (Vavilov) E.Small & Cronquist
Cannabis sativa var. kif A.DC.
Cannabis sativa var. macrosperma (Stokes) Asch. & Graebn.
Cannabis sativa var. monoica Holuby
Cannabis sativa var. praecox Serebr.
Cannabis sativa var. ruderalis Janisch.
Cannabis sativa var. ruderalis (Janisch.) S.Z.Liou
Cannabis sativa var. sativa
Cannabis sativa var. spontanea Vavilov
Cannabis sativa var. vulgaris Alef.
Polygonum viridiflorum Poir.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced

Photos

Photo: Chmee2, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Fransvanswieten, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Cannabis Tours, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: R M Toro A, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tero Karppinen from Finland, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Humoyun Mehridinov, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Node784, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.