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<h2 id="species">Species</h2> <p>The genus <i>Datisca</i> contains two or three species;<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> two from Asia and one from North America.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p><p>The species <i><a href="/facts/Datisca_cannabina/NIm3aglM">Datisca cannabina</a></i> is found in Crete and Turkey, and closely related <i><a href="/facts/Datisca_nepalensis/NIm3aglM">Datisca nepalensis</a></i> is found in the <a href="/facts/Himalayas/eRSf0yyE">Himalayas</a>, and is sometimes included in <i>D. cannabina</i>. It grows to about 2.0 m tall, and in May to August it produces small greenish-yellow flowers. This species is strictly <a href="/facts/Dioecious/jwMHLkuM">dioecious</a>, with male and female flowers on different plants. It is grown for ornamental foliage and can be used to produce a <a href="/facts/Laxative/Sd8bddoF">laxative</a> and a yellow dye.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p><p>The North American species <i><a href="/facts/Datisca_glomerata/G7vjY6Av">Datisca glomerata</a></i> is native to California, Nevada, and Mexico.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> This species is more or less dioecious, except that female plants may possess some bisexual flowers, as well.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Christenhusz, M. J. M. & Byng, J. W. (2016). "The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase". Phytotaxa. 261 (3): 201–217. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1. <a href="http://biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/download/phytotaxa.261.3.1/20598" target="_blank">http://biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/download/phytotaxa.261.3.1/20598</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Willis Linn Jepson (1936). A Flora of California: Volume II Capparidaceae to Cornaceae. p. 537. Archived from the original on December 10, 2012. <a href="https://archive.today/20121210135545/http://bscit.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/display_page?page=541&elib_id=3062&format=jpeg" target="_blank">https://archive.today/20121210135545/http://bscit.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/display_page?page=541&elib_id=3062&format=jpeg</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Datisca cannabina L." Nepal Checklist. Retrieved 2007-12-16. <a href="http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=220003876" target="_blank">http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=220003876</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Datisca cannabina". Flora of Pakistan. Retrieved 2007-12-16. <a href="http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=220003876" target="_blank">http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=220003876</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Datisca cannabina (plant)". Encyclopædia Britannica online. Retrieved 2007-12-16. <a href="http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-152267/Datisca-cannabina" target="_blank">http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-152267/Datisca-cannabina</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Willis Linn Jepson (1936). A Flora of California: Volume II Capparidaceae to Cornaceae. p. 537. Archived from the original on December 10, 2012. <a href="https://archive.today/20121210135545/http://bscit.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/display_page?page=541&elib_id=3062&format=jpeg" target="_blank">https://archive.today/20121210135545/http://bscit.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/display_page?page=541&elib_id=3062&format=jpeg</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Datisca glomerata (K. Presl) Baill. (Durango root)". PLANTS. Retrieved 2007-12-16. <a href="https://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=DAGL2" target="_blank">https://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=DAGL2</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Willis Linn Jepson (1936). A Flora of California: Volume II Capparidaceae to Cornaceae. p. 537. Archived from the original on December 10, 2012. <a href="https://archive.today/20121210135545/http://bscit.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/display_page?page=541&elib_id=3062&format=jpeg" target="_blank">https://archive.today/20121210135545/http://bscit.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/display_page?page=541&elib_id=3062&format=jpeg</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>