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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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Indica vs Sativa vs Hybrid, Cultivar Names vs Laboratory Profiles, How to Read a Cannabis Certificate of Analysis and Cannabis Impairment and Driving.

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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51 entries. 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.

  • K.C. 48 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.

  • K.C. 51 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.

  • Kaia Kush

    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...

  • Kalashnikova 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.

  • Kali Mist

    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...

  • Kalishnikova

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: The Genetic Structure of Marijuana and Hemp. PLoS ONE, 2015; PMID 26308334; DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0133292. Names read from S2 Table (sample names of genotyped marijuana strains): https://journal...

  • Kanata

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Development and validation of a minimal SNP genotyping panel for the differentiation of Cannabis sativa cultivars (Cull et al.). BMC Genomics, 2025; PMID 39875833; DOI 10.1186/s12864-025-11263-z. R...

    Naming note: Licensed-producer cultivar (Canada); sample name as given by the producer

  • Kandy Kush

    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,...

  • Kannabia Hobbit 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.

  • Katani

    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); Hemp variety on the Dutch RVO list of permitted hemp varieties for 2026 (EU Common Catalogue varieties eligible for CAP support); Hemp variety in the EU Common Catalogue as of 15 March 2026 (list republished by WIBank Hessen for CAP direct payments); Hemp variety evaluated in the University of Maryland 2020 dual-purpose industrial hemp trial.

  • Kauai Electric

    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.

  • KC Bonusz

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), Hennep GLB 2026 - Toegestane henneprassen. Read 2026-10-22.

    Naming note: Cannabis/hemp cultivar name. Registry context: Hemp variety on the Dutch RVO list of permitted hemp varieties for 2026 (EU Common Catalogue varieties eligible for CAP support); Hemp variety on the Dutch RVO list of permitted hemp varieties for 2025; Hemp variety on the Dutch RVO list of permitted hemp varieties for 2024; Hemp variety in the EU Common Catalogue as of 15 March 2026 (list republished by WIBank Hessen for CAP direct payments).

  • KC Dora

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), Hennep GLB 2026 - Toegestane henneprassen. Read 2026-10-22.

    Naming note: Cannabis/hemp cultivar name. Registry context: Hemp variety on the Dutch RVO list of permitted hemp varieties for 2026 (EU Common Catalogue varieties eligible for CAP support); Hemp variety on the Dutch RVO list of permitted hemp varieties for 2025; Hemp variety on the Dutch RVO list of permitted hemp varieties for 2024; Hemp variety in the EU Common Catalogue as of 15 March 2026 (list republished by WIBank Hessen for CAP direct payments).

  • KC Virtus

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), Hennep GLB 2026 - Toegestane henneprassen. Read 2026-10-22.

    Naming note: Cannabis/hemp cultivar name. Registry context: Hemp variety on the Dutch RVO list of permitted hemp varieties for 2026 (EU Common Catalogue varieties eligible for CAP support); Hemp variety on the Dutch RVO list of permitted hemp varieties for 2025; Hemp variety on the Dutch RVO list of permitted hemp varieties for 2024; Hemp variety in the EU Common Catalogue as of 15 March 2026 (list republished by WIBank Hessen for CAP direct payments).

  • KC Zuzana

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), Hennep GLB 2026 - Toegestane henneprassen. Read 2026-10-22.

    Naming note: Cannabis/hemp cultivar name. Registry context: Hemp variety on the Dutch RVO list of permitted hemp varieties for 2026 (EU Common Catalogue varieties eligible for CAP support); Hemp variety on the Dutch RVO list of permitted hemp varieties for 2025; Hemp variety on the Dutch RVO list of permitted hemp varieties for 2024; Hemp variety in the EU Common Catalogue as of 15 March 2026 (list republished by WIBank Hessen for CAP direct payments).

  • KCA Borana

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), Hennep GLB 2026 - Toegestane henneprassen. Read 2026-10-22.

    Naming note: Cannabis/hemp cultivar name. Registry context: Hemp variety on the Dutch RVO list of permitted hemp varieties for 2026 (EU Common Catalogue varieties eligible for CAP support); Hemp variety on the Dutch RVO list of permitted hemp varieties for 2025; Hemp variety on the Dutch RVO list of permitted hemp varieties for 2024; Hemp variety in the EU Common Catalogue as of 15 March 2026 (list republished by WIBank Hessen for CAP direct payments).

  • Ken's Sweet Tooth

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: The Genetic Structure of Marijuana and Hemp. PLoS ONE, 2015; PMID 26308334; DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0133292. Names read from S2 Table (sample names of genotyped marijuana strains): https://journal...

  • Kickass 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.

  • KIkiriki

    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...

  • Killer Green

    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...

  • Killer Kush 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.

  • Killer Queen

    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.

  • King Kush

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: The Genetic Structure of Marijuana and Hemp. PLoS ONE, 2015; PMID 26308334; DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0133292. Names read from S2 Table (sample names of genotyped marijuana strains): https://journal...

  • King's Kross

    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.

  • King's Kush 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.

  • King's Kush CBD

    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.

  • kinglouisxiii

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in:

    Naming note: Nevada: matched where the source's product_name field equals this name after ignoring case and punctuation (plus removal of words such as flower/test batch/bulk); names containing extra words (other cultivar names, brands, crosses) were NOT merged.

  • KMAC TC

    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.

  • KnightsBridge OG

    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...

  • Kompolti

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Genomic Evidence That Governmentally Produced Cannabis sativa Poorly Represents Genetic Variation Available in State Markets (Vergara et al.). Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021; PMID 34594346; DOI 1...

    Naming note: Industrial hemp cultivar (class "Hemp" in the paper)

  • Kompolti Hibrid TC

    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); Industrial hemp cultivar on the Health Canada List of Approved Cultivars (2012 growing season, historical); Hemp variety on the Dutch RVO list of permitted hemp varieties for 2026 (EU Common Catalogue varieties eligible for CAP support); Hemp variety on the Dutch RVO list of permitted hemp varieties for 2025; Hemp variety on the Dutch RVO list of permitted hemp varieties for 2024; Hemp variety in the EU Common Catalogue as of 15 March 2026 (list republished by WIBank Hessen for CAP direct payments).

  • Kompolti Sargaszaru

    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); Industrial hemp cultivar on the Health Canada List of Approved Cultivars (2012 growing season, historical).

  • Kona Gold

    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.

  • Kong

    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.

  • Koon Sucker

    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...

  • Kosher Kush

    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...

  • Kotton Kandy Kush

    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.

  • Kritic 70 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. Alternate names on the same line of the French list.

  • Kritikal Bilbo 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.

  • Kryptonite

    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.

  • Krystal Spike

    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.

  • Kumaoni

    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.

  • Kunduz

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Genomic Evidence That Governmentally Produced Cannabis sativa Poorly Represents Genetic Variation Available in State Markets (Vergara et al.). Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021; PMID 34594346; DOI 1...

    Naming note: Accession name (Kunduz)

  • Kush

    Listed name, no profile yet

    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.

    Naming note: Generic family name for many strains, not one plant. Wikidata also gives Hindu Kush as an alias, but the English list treats Hindu Kush as its own strain: naming conflict.

  • Kush D

    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...

  • Kush Doctor

    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.

  • Kush Mints

    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. Nevada: matched where the source's product_name field equals this name after ignoring case and punctuation (plus removal of words such as flower/test batch/bulk); names containing extra words (other cultivar names, brands, crosses) were NOT merged.

  • Kush Mountains

    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.

  • Kush Puppy

    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,...

  • Kush'N'Cheese 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.

  • Kushage

    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...

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.