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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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Back to Cannabis & CannabinoidsWhat 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.Related guides
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.
48 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.
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Nadine
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).
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Nanda Devi
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.
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Nashinoïde 15
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).
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Natty Bumppo #4
Listed name, no profile yet
Name documented in: Weedmaps, 2023 Emerald Cup winners: flower categories. Read 2026-10-22.
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Nayarit Yellow
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.
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Nebula
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...
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Nederwiet
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: Dutch indoor-grown cannabis; Wikidata classes it as a strain but it is a type, not one named plant.
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Neon Super Skunk
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...
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Nepali Diesel
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
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Nevil 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.
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Nevil's Haze
Listed name, no profile yet
Name documented in: Wikipedia contributors, Nevil Schoenmakers. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Read 2026-10-22.
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Nevil's Skunk
Listed name, no profile yet
Name documented in: Wikipedia contributors, Nevil Schoenmakers. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Read 2026-10-22.
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Neville's 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...
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Neville's White Widow
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...
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New York City Diesel
Listed name, no profile yet
Also called: Nyc Diesel
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. | Wikipedia contributors, Cannabis cultivation. W...
Naming note: Alternate names on the same line of the French list.
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New York Diesel
Listed name, no profile yet
Name documented in: Cannabis labelling is associated with genetic variation in terpene synthase genes (Watts et al.). Nature Plants, 2021; PMID 34650264; DOI 10.1038/s41477-021-01003-y. Names from Supplementary Table ...
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New York Diesel 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.
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Newberry
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...
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NF1
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.
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Night Nurse
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...
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Night Shade
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...
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Nightmare Cookie
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,...
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Ninjica
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.
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NL5 Haze Mist
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...
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No Name 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.
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NOLT
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.
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Norcal Cript
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.
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Nordle
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
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Nordria 3
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).
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Northern Berry
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...
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Northern Express
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.
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Northern Lights
Profile with sources
Also called: NL
- Retail label:
- Indica (retail label)
- Dominance:
- THC-dominant
- Data:
- Identity and reported lineage (27 cannabinoid, 0 terpene)
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Northern Lights #2
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...
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Northern Lights #5
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...
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Northern Lights 2 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.
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Northern Lights 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.
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Northern Lights Blue 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.
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Northern Lights Haze
Listed name, no profile yet
Name documented in: Wikipedia contributors, Nevil Schoenmakers. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Read 2026-10-22.
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Northern Russian 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.
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Northwest
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).
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Nukem
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
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number 7
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.
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NWG 2463
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 grain/dual-purpose variety evaluated in the University of Vermont Extension 2023 industrial grain hemp variety trial; Hemp variety evaluated in the Oregon State University Extension EM 9434 stem and fiber yield trial (2022).
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NWG 2730
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 grain/dual-purpose variety evaluated in the University of Vermont Extension 2023 industrial grain hemp variety trial; Hemp variety evaluated in the University of Maryland 2020 dual-purpose industrial hemp trial.
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NWG 4000
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 grain/dual-purpose variety evaluated in the University of Vermont Extension 2023 industrial grain hemp variety trial.
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NWG 4113
Listed name, no profile yet
Name documented in: University of Vermont Extension, 2023 Industrial Grain Hemp Variety Trial. Read 2026-10-22.
Naming note: Cannabis/hemp cultivar name. Registry context: Hemp grain/dual-purpose variety evaluated in the University of Vermont Extension 2023 industrial grain hemp variety trial; Hemp variety evaluated in the Oregon State University Extension EM 9434 stem and fiber yield trial (2022).
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NWG 452
Listed name, no profile yet
Name documented in: University of Maryland Extension, 2020 Dual Purpose Industrial Hemp Trials. Read 2026-10-22.
Naming note: Cannabis/hemp cultivar name. Registry context: Hemp variety evaluated in the University of Maryland 2020 dual-purpose industrial hemp trial.
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Nyc Diesel 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.
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.