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Hemp is the vernacular English name for the plant Cannabis sativa when grown for industrial and practical use. Its fiber and other parts are refined into products including paper, rope, textiles, biodegradable plastics, paint, insulation, biofuel, food and animal feed. Along with bamboo, it is among the fastest growing plants on Earth, and it was among the first plants humans spun into usable fiber, a practice datable to around 50,000 years ago. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Relationship to People
Farmed or Commercially Raised 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Cannabis sativa 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Magnoliopsida, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Hemp

In Biome

Bog, Biomes
Source Wikidata: Hemp
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Sources
1. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
2. Hemp (Wikipedia)
article text (relationship to people), EntityId 359825
Quote, article text (relationship to people), EntityId 359825
George Washington pushed for the growth of hemp as it was a cash crop commonly used to make rope and fabric.
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3. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ26726, descriptionView the Source
4. Wikidata: Hemp
Child Taxon Of: Magnoliopsida, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Hemp
In Biome: Bog, IntroductionView the Source
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