The cannabis plant’s sugar, fiery hair, and round nugs covered with little leaves are all part of cannabis anatomy the complex anatomy of the plant. Whether you’re a grower or just a fellow curious about the marijuana plant, one of the seminal things you have to know is the part of the plant and what does is its purpose to the whole.
Starting off with the basics, just like humans there are both male and female cannabis plants and some is hermaphrodite.
The male plants aren’t completely useless, because a good strain of male plants could play a major role in breeding. And most especially, germination would be impossible without the pollen of the male.
What’s more? It is that they’re also good in making raw juice, though not as good as the female. They provide an exceptional source of hemp fiber.
Cannabis consumers are reasonably familiar with the two parts of the plant: The buds and the fan leaves. The different morphologies and structures of the indica and sativa plants are important to take note. Indicas are short and stocky while the sativas are tall and thin. The former delivers that energetic, cerebral high while the latter is more of sedating and appetite stimulating.
The Female Cannabis Anatomy
In the cannabis anatomy, most of the time the resin-bearing female is the focus. The female plants produce medicine and commercial recreational herb. Some growers just work from clone taken from female mothers.
Cola
Small plants also produce multiple colas at the end of their main branches. The cola is also termed as the terminal bud as it does not develop at the mid-section of the main stalk and branches of the plant. Gardeners use a variety of techniques that could increase the number of colas on the female flowering cannabis plant and produce exceptional yield.
Calyx
As what has been discussed earlier that the cola is the cannabis flower at the terminus of each branch, the actual bud itself is called the calyx. It has this small sugary leaves; that when found in good strains provides a good layer of trichomes and tear-shaped nodules (which are the pistils).
Pistil
The pistil is the “hairs” that rise inside each calyx. At first, they will appear as color white but eventually, they’ll morph into orange, red and then brown. A fundamental knowledge of the pistil is that it is the female reproductive organ of any plants.
Fan Leaves
The fan leaves are the large, protruding leaves that appear adjacent to the length of the plant. Commonly, it is comprised of five individual leaves but sometimes they can have seven and even nine leaves, which is more common in the sativa strains. Fan leaves are of interest to those who make cannabis extracts and juices that are helpful in disease therapy or a health regimen
Trichomes
They contain the “miracle molecules” known as cannabinoids and terpenes found in the cannabis plant. With a synergy effect, the cannabinoids and terpenes found in the trichomes operate together to produce medical efficacy or euphoric effects of the plant.
Fan Leaves for Juicing Marijuana
Although most of the focus of both medical and recreational users is on the flowers of the plant which produces euphoric effects, doctors and researchers are increasingly investigating and documenting the medicinal properties of juicing fan leaves, though this part may not induce the psychoactive effect, it does provide an abundant amount of THC-A, the acidic forerunner of the THC used for fighting disease and provide treatments.
