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Cannabis Cultivar Directory (Commonly Called Strains)

A directory of named cannabis cultivars, commonly called strains, with documented identity, reported lineage and laboratory data kept separate, and no invented percentages.

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What this directory is

This is a directory of named cannabis cultivars, which many people call strains. Each entry keeps four kinds of information apart: the name and its aliases, reported lineage, the retail label (indica, sativa or hybrid), and measured laboratory values. Each cultivar page then adds what research does and does not show.

What it does not do

It does not give a typical THC or CBD percentage for any cultivar, because a laboratory result describes one sample or one dataset and composition varies between batches. It does not treat a retail label, a lineage story or a cultivar name as proof of genetics, potency or effects. It lists no products, sellers or prices, and it sells nothing.

How to read an entry

Read How Cultivar Profiles Work first. A row of data is shown only when a source we could read supports it, with its sample or batch, laboratory, test date and method when those were stated. If an entry says no laboratory measurements are documented, that is exactly what we found, and it is not a statement that the cultivar is weak, mild or unremarkable. For names, aliases and naming conflicts see Cultivar Names, Aliases and Naming Conflicts, and for how to weigh ancestry claims see Lineage Claims and Breeder Attribution.

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Browse cultivars

26 cultivars have a published profile with sources. 1995 more are listed names: each shows only the name, any aliases, and the source that documents the name, with no profile and no data yet. A listed name is not a statement about its genetics, potency or effects.

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136 entries (page 2 of 3). There is no potency filter because comparable, clearly contextualized data does not exist. Retail labels are marketing categories, not measurements. The directory is not complete: thousands of names exist, and it grows only as names can be verified.

  • Godfather OG

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Weedmaps, 2023 Emerald Cup winners: flower categories. Read 2026-10-22.

  • Goji OG

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Accumulation of bioactive metabolites in cultivated medical Cannabis (Richins et al.). PLoS ONE, 2018; PMID 30036388; DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0201119. Names from Tables 3 and 4 and S1 Table (xlsx,...

  • Gold DropZ

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Leafly, 2024's cannabis award winners and where to buy them: flower winners of many regional cups. Read 2026-10-22.

  • Golden Cobra

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Accumulation of bioactive metabolites in cultivated medical Cannabis (Richins et al.). PLoS ONE, 2018; PMID 30036388; DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0201119. Names from Tables 3 and 4 and S1 Table (xlsx,...

  • Golden Goat

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

    Naming note: Listed on French Wikipedia as a clone-only line.

  • Golden haze

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

    Naming note: Listed on French Wikipedia as a clone-only line.

  • Golden Jamaican Kush

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Wikipedia contributors, Kush (cannabis)). Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Read 2026-10-22.

  • Golden Sage

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Accumulation of bioactive metabolites in cultivated medical Cannabis (Richins et al.). PLoS ONE, 2018; PMID 30036388; DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0201119. Names from Tables 3 and 4 and S1 Table (xlsx,...

  • Golden Triangle Akha

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

    Naming note: Listed on French Wikipedia as a regional (natural) variety.

  • Goliat Auto

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

    Naming note: Listed on French Wikipedia in the Ruderalis/autoflowering section.

  • Gorilla Auto

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

    Naming note: Listed on French Wikipedia in the Ruderalis/autoflowering section.

  • Gorilla Glue

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Wikipedia contributors, List of names for cannabis, section "Names for cannabis strains". Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Read 2026-10-22 (via action=raw). | A single nucleotide polymorphism assay sheds ...

    Naming note: Listed on French Wikipedia in the Ruderalis/autoflowering section.

  • Gorilla Glue #4

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Identification of Terpenoid Chemotypes Among High (-)-trans-delta9-Tetrahydrocannabinol-Producing Cannabis sativa L. Cultivars (Fischedick). Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, 2017; PMID 28861503; ...

    Naming note: Spelled similarly to "Gorilla Glue" (another entry); the sources do not state they are the same, so kept separate

  • Gorilla Glue #4 (GG4)

    Profile with sources

    Also called: GG #4, GG4, Glue, Gorilla GG4

    Retail label:
    Hybrid (retail label)
    Dominance:
    Not documented
    Data:
    Includes documented laboratory measurements (22 cannabinoid, 33 terpene)
  • Gorilla Glue Auto

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

    Naming note: Listed on French Wikipedia in the Ruderalis/autoflowering section.

  • Gorilla Snacks

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: MG Retailer, The Emerald Cup announces 2021 award winners: flower categories. Read 2026-10-22.

    Naming note: Source prints "The Farmer and the Felon (Gorilla Snacks)".

  • Gorilla'd Cheese

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Leafly, 2024's cannabis award winners and where to buy them: flower winners of many regional cups. Read 2026-10-22.

  • Gouda Berry

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Identification of a New Family of Prenylated Volatile Sulfur Compounds in Cannabis Revealed by Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography (Oswald et al.). ACS Omega, 2021; PMID 34869990; DOI ...

  • Government Oasis

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Leafly, 2024's cannabis award winners and where to buy them: flower winners of many regional cups. Read 2026-10-22.

  • Goxuak

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

    Naming note: Listed on French Wikipedia in the Ruderalis/autoflowering section.

  • Goya

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: UPOV, TG/276/2 Hemp, Cannabis - Test Guidelines (2025-08-26). Read 2026-10-22.

    Naming note: Cannabis/hemp cultivar name. Registry context: Example variety named in the UPOV Test Guidelines for Hemp, Cannabis (TG/276/2, 2025); variety type HV.

  • Grandaddy Purple

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

    Naming note: Listed on French Wikipedia as a clone-only line.

  • Granddaddy Purple

    Profile with sources

    Also called: GDP, Grand Daddy Purp, Grandaddy Purple Kush, Granddaddy Purps

    Retail label:
    Indica (retail label)
    Dominance:
    THC-dominant
    Data:
    Identity and reported lineage (54 cannabinoid, 33 terpene)
  • Grandi

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Health Canada, List of Approved Cultivars for the 2026 growing season: Industrial hemp varieties approved for commercial production. Read 2026-10-22. Page text read through the fetch tool's summary...

    Naming note: Cannabis/hemp cultivar name. Registry context: Industrial hemp cultivar on the Health Canada List of Approved Cultivars (2026 growing season).

  • Grandpas Stash

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in:

    Naming note: Maryland: matched where the source's strain_name field equals this name after ignoring case and punctuation (no other changes); names containing extra words (other cultivar names, brands, crosses) were NOT merged.

  • GranMa

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Health Canada, List of Approved Cultivars for the 2026 growing season: Industrial hemp varieties approved for commercial production. Read 2026-10-22. Page text read through the fetch tool's summary...

    Naming note: Cannabis/hemp cultivar name. Registry context: Industrial hemp cultivar on the Health Canada List of Approved Cultivars (2026 growing season).

  • Grape Ape

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Wikipedia contributors, List of names for cannabis, section "Names for cannabis strains". Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Read 2026-10-22 (via action=raw). | Genomic Evidence That Governmentally Produced...

    Naming note: Listed on French Wikipedia as a clone-only line.

  • Grape Cookies

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Leafly, Cannabis Cup winners 2022 (all): flower winners. Read 2026-10-22.

  • Grape Cream Cake

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Leafly, 2024's cannabis award winners and where to buy them: flower winners of many regional cups. Read 2026-10-22.

  • Grape Gasoline

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Leafly, 2024's cannabis award winners and where to buy them: flower winners of many regional cups. Read 2026-10-22.

  • Grape GG

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in:

    Naming note: Maryland: matched where the source's strain_name field equals this name after ignoring case and punctuation (no other changes); names containing extra words (other cultivar names, brands, crosses) were NOT merged.

  • Grape Lime Ricky

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in:

    Naming note: Maryland: matched where the source's strain_name field equals this name after ignoring case and punctuation (no other changes); names containing extra words (other cultivar names, brands, crosses) were NOT merged.

  • Grape Runtz

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Leafly, 2024's cannabis award winners and where to buy them: flower winners of many regional cups. Read 2026-10-22.

  • Grape Stomper

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Accumulation of bioactive metabolites in cultivated medical Cannabis (Richins et al.). PLoS ONE, 2018; PMID 30036388; DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0201119. Names from Tables 3 and 4 and S1 Table (xlsx,...

  • Grapefruit

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

  • Grapefruit Cross

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

  • Grapefruit Haze

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

  • Grapefruit matic

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

    Naming note: Listed on French Wikipedia in the Ruderalis/autoflowering section.

  • Grasshopper

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

    Naming note: Listed on French Wikipedia as a clone-only line.

  • Gravity

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

    Naming note: Listed on French Wikipedia as a clone-only line.

  • Grease Monkey #2

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in:

    Naming note: Maryland: matched where the source's strain_name field equals this name after ignoring case and punctuation (no other changes); names containing extra words (other cultivar names, brands, crosses) were NOT merged.

  • Grease Monkey Flower

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: MG Retailer, The Emerald Cup announces 2021 award winners: flower categories. Read 2026-10-22.

  • Great White Shark

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Also called: Peacemaker, Shark Shock

    Name documented in: Wikipedia contributors, Cannabis Cup, past-winners lists. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Read 2026-10-22. Only strain/flower categories used (not hash, products, glass, booths). | The Genetic Structure ...

    Naming note: Blakey page: Great White Shark a.k.a. Peacemaker became Shark Shock. Cannabis Cup lists Peace Maker (1997 winner). A separate CBD Shark Shock is also named.

  • Greece Coat

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

  • Green C

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

  • Green Crack

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Also called: Green Crunch

    Name documented in: Wikidata contributors, items that are instances of "strain of cannabis" (Q55448359), read through the Wikidata Query Service. CC0. Read 2026-10-22. | Genetic tools weed out misconceptions of strain...

    Naming note: Listed on French Wikipedia as a clone-only line.

  • Green Crack 2015

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in:

    Naming note: Richins 2018 greenhouse-grown plants; strain names as given by the paper

  • Green Crack Auto

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

    Naming note: Listed on French Wikipedia in the Ruderalis/autoflowering section.

  • Green Crack Extreme

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Wikimedia Commons contributors, Category:Cannabis by strain (subcategory titles). CC BY-SA/CC0. Read 2026-10-22. Subcategory titles only; no images used.

  • Green Crunch (Green Crack)

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in:

    Naming note: Schwabe 2023: retail flower bought from Colorado dispensaries; trailing digits are the paper's own sample numbers; name as printed on dispensary package

  • Green Devil

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

  • Green Dot

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

    Naming note: Listed on French Wikipedia as a clone-only line.

  • Green Dragon

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

    Naming note: Listed on French Wikipedia as a clone-only line.

  • Green Gelato - GEL

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in:

    Naming note: Maryland: matched where the source's strain_name field equals this name after ignoring case and punctuation (no other changes); names containing extra words (other cultivar names, brands, crosses) were NOT merged.

  • Green Gummy Auto

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

    Naming note: Listed on French Wikipedia in the Ruderalis/autoflowering section.

  • Green Pimp

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

    Naming note: Listed on French Wikipedia as a clone-only line.

  • Green Poison Auto

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

    Naming note: Listed on French Wikipedia in the Ruderalis/autoflowering section.

  • Green Poison XL Auto

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

    Naming note: Listed on French Wikipedia in the Ruderalis/autoflowering section.

  • Green Shack

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Wikipedia contributors, Cannabis Cup, past-winners lists. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Read 2026-10-22. Only strain/flower categories used (not hash, products, glass, booths). | Wikipedia, Cannabis Cu...

  • Green-O-Matic

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

    Naming note: Listed on French Wikipedia in the Ruderalis/autoflowering section.

Frequently asked questions

Why are some cultivars missing?

Only cultivars with enough readable, citable sources are published. Others stay in draft until their identity and lineage claims can be supported.

Why is there no potency filter?

Laboratory results describe a single sample or dataset, and they are not comparable across sources. A filter would imply a ranking that the data cannot support.

Does a cultivar name tell me what a product contains?

No. Names are not regulated in a consistent way, and the same name can describe different plants and different batches. Only a laboratory report for the specific batch describes that batch.

Are these cultivars recommended for any condition?

No. Nothing here recommends a cultivar for a symptom or condition. Personal descriptions are labeled as anecdotes, and research is described separately.

Education, not medical advice. This page is for general information. It does not diagnose or treat any condition and is not a substitute for care from a qualified health professional. Natural does not automatically mean safe. Ask a clinician or pharmacist before changing your care, especially if you take medication, are pregnant or breastfeeding, or have a health condition.