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Datisca

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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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Datisca cannabina
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Datiscaceae

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Datiscaceae, family of the squash order (Cucurbitales) of flowering plants, with one genus. Datisca cannabina, which is found from the Mediterranean eastward to Central Asia, is a hemplike plant, 2 metres (7 feet) high, that has leaves with three to seven alternate, toothed leaflets. The female plants have sprays of yellow flowers, and a yellow dye is derived from the roots. Durango root (D. glomerata), native in coastal ranges of southwestern North America, grows to 1.25 metres (4 feet) tall and has deeply cut leaflets and inconspicuous flowers.

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