Datisca

plant genus

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Datisca is a genus of tall, hemp-like herbs belonging to the Datiscaceae family within the squash order of flowering plants. The genus contains only one species, Datisca cannabina, which is found from the Mediterranean region eastward to Central Asia. This plant can grow up to 2 meters (7 feet) tall and has leaves with three to seven toothed leaflets. Female plants produce sprays of yellow flowers, and a yellow dye can be extracted from the roots. Another species, Durango root (D. glomerata), is native to southwestern North America and has deeply cut leaflets.12

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There is one genus, Datisca, with two species, one growing in western North America and the other growing from Crete to India. The leaves are deeply divided to pinnately compound. The flowers are of two sexes; there are no petals; and the styles are borne toward the margin of…
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There is one genus, Datisca, with two species, one growing in western North America and the other growing from Crete to India. The leaves are deeply divided to pinnately compound. The flowers are of two sexes; there are no petals; and the styles are borne toward the margin of…
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