Need help selecting a dioecious species???

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    Hello, my name is Thorin Siglin and I am a Senior at Dolores High School, Colorado and am attempting to do an advanced science project designed to study sexual preferences of a dioecious plant when exposed to different environmental factors.

    I am having difficulty finding a plant that meets a specific criteria that would best suit this type of experiment.

    The plant must:
    -Grow quickly
    -Flower quickly
    -Be dioecious (separate male/female flowering individuals)
    -Able to be grown indoors

    Ideally, I would also like the plant to display dimorphism as well (hermaphrodism), be easily obtainable from seed or seedling, and for it to be grown easily.

    Any help on selecting a good species (or a list/genus that fit the criteria), or even help pertaining to the subject in general would be greatly appreciated.

    Regards,
    Thorin K. Siglin
     
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    As well as I KNOW Cannabis would work, unfortunately, the legal aspect of it (even here, in Colorado) is impossible for me to deal with.

    thankyou for your other suggestions, I will review both and look for something that catches my eye...
     
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    Thanks for the tip of the Amaranthus genus, I found a species that might be suitable to my experiment...

    Amaranth palmeri, a summer annual that sports seperate male and female flowers, grows very fast, and can tolerate harsh conditions.

    Now the only questions that remain are: How quickly can I get a plant to flower (remembering that I am indoors, and light cycles will play a role in my experiment) and how distinguishable will the flowers be?
     

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