The Anatomy of Medical Marijuana Plant

Marijuana Plant Parts

Stems

The stem of the marijuana plant serves as the plant’s skeleton. This is where everything else grows from, providing support, distributing nutrients, and fluids. They are pulverized into lower-quality marijuana, which hasn’t been widespread in the cannabis market since the 1970s, when artisanal cannabis was introduced. In addition, the stems can be used to make hemp products like thread or yarn, and crushed up to make hash or cannabutter from the plant’s remains.

Seeds

Male and female plants produce seeds, which are used to propagate new plants and create new strains of the same species. Since the introduction of sinsemilla and feminized cannabis plants, the need for seeds has been eliminated.

Fan leaf

Photosynthesis is facilitated by the huge projecting leaves of a cannabis plant. In spite of the fact that these leaves represent marijuana, they are not ingested and are not used for smoking. However, they can still be used in a variety of ways that are similar to the stems.

Sugar leaf

Sugar leaves are a petite, bright variation that differs in many ways from fan leaves. Trichophores can be easily harvested from these plants, which are normally cut before harvesting.

Node

Where the stem and leaves meet is known as a cannabis node. Flowers sprout from these points, making them a critical aspect of the plant. Before flowering, you may tell if your plant is male or female by looking at the nodes, where males begin to form sacks instead of flowers with pistils.

Cola

Term used to describe a cluster of marijuana buds that grow close to one another. The principal cola (the apical bud) is always located at the top of a cannabis plant, despite the presence of other colas throughout the plant. It is also known as the “bud location.”

Flower

Flowering plants are what we’re most interested in. Trichophores, cannabioids, and terpenes are all found in the flower, as well as all the reproductive parts of a female cannabis plant. All of the components of the flower, known as the “bud,” work together to produce the effects of marijuana when it is smoked.

Pistil

One ovule with two projecting stigmas forms the pistil, which is the primary reproductive component of a female cannabis plant.

Stigma

Stigmas are the little, thin hairs on the pistils of a female plant’s reproductive system. Male marijuana plants produce pollen, and these pollen collectors are essential to determining if a marijuana plant is male or female. Stigmas have little to no effect on the overall strength or flavor of a plant’s flower, yet they are inevitably consumed due to their placement, just like pistils (and commonly mistaken for pistils).

Bracts

Smaller still than sugar leaves, bracts shield the reproductive organs of pollinated female plants. The bract is smoked and has a significant impact on potency since it is coated in resin glands that contain large amounts of cannabinoids.

Trichomes

The trichomes that coat the bloom of a healthy marijuana plant protect the plant from the weather and several small animals. There is a considerable concentration of cannabinoids (such as CBD and THC) and terpenes in the trichomes of a cannabis plant, which is where the majority of the plant’s psychoactive qualities are found. The flavor and potency of a plant can be extracted from these when smoked.

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Originally published at https://www.frontiermedicine.com on January 7, 2022.