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Accession Data:
Datisca cannabina
L.
Common Name:
False Hemp
Family:
Datiscaceae
Lindley
Country of Origin:
Asia Minor, India
Habitat:
Banks of streams in rich alluvial soils
Description:
Plants have a symbiotic actinorhizal associations with the bacteria Frankia for N fixation.
Uses:
Source of a yellow dye formerly used in silk.
Culture:
full sun, moist, well-drained soils. to 12'
USDA Zone:
6a-11
Accession Data:
Accession #
200000099
Source:
Chiltern Seeds
Accession Date:
11-28-2000
Bench:
2304 - Temperate Asia - Low
Currently:
active - healthy
Qty:
1 confirmed on 12-29-2021
Classification:
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
SubClass:
eurosids I
Order:
Cucurbitales
SubOrder:
Family:
Datiscaceae
SubFamily:
Tribe:
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Flowering Data:
This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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2004
References (internal):
Actinorhizal Plants
Dye Plants
References (external):
Plants For A Future
Website
Frankia Homepage
The Plant List (2013)
. Version 1.1. Last accessed on Friday, August 05, 2016.
data regenerated on Wed, 29 Dec 2021 08:31:25 -0500 [bcm v4.0]
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Current Accessions in the Datiscaceae
Datisca cannabina
W/C
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Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days