Strain & Terpene Database
Know the plant before you grow it.
Grow-focused profiles — lineage, flower time, yield, height, difficulty, terpenes, and effects. Filter by what you want to grow and how you want to feel.
Northern Lights
THC 16–21%
A legendary, near-indestructible indica — compact, fast, resinous, and famously forgiving. One of the best first-grow strains ever bred.
Blue Dream
THC 17–24%
The quintessential balanced hybrid — a gentle, berry-sweet head-and-body effect that made it one of the most popular strains in America.
OG Kush
THC 19–26%
The West Coast icon and parent to countless modern strains — a pungent lemon-fuel classic with a heavy, euphoric punch.
Girl Scout Cookies (GSC)
THC 19–28%
A modern powerhouse and prolific parent (Wedding Cake, Gelato) — dessert-sweet with a potent, long-lasting high.
Sour Diesel
THC 19–25%
The pungent, fast-acting sativa that defined 'diesel' — energizing, cerebral, and famously loud.
Granddaddy Purple
THC 17–23%
The famous purple indica — grape-candy aroma, dense colas, and a deeply relaxing nighttime effect.
White Widow
THC 18–25%
A frosty 90s Dutch classic — resin-drenched, balanced, resilient, and beginner-forgiving.
Jack Herer
THC 18–24%
A spicy-pine sativa named for the cannabis activist — clear, functional, creative energy.
Gorilla Glue #4 (GG4)
THC 23–28%
An ultra-sticky, hard-hitting modern hybrid — trichome-caked buds and a heavy, gluing effect.
Green Crack
THC 16–22%
A sharp, daytime energy sativa (also called Green Crush) — tangy mango aroma and an alert, focused buzz.
Durban PoisonLandrace
THC 17–24%
A pure African landrace sativa — clear, buzzy, 'espresso of cannabis' energy and a distinctive sweet-anise aroma.
AfghaniLandrace
THC 16–21%
A foundational hash-plant landrace behind countless modern indicas — resinous, sturdy, and deeply relaxing.
Wedding Cake
THC 22–27%
A rich, tangy-sweet modern indica-leaning hybrid — potent, relaxing, and dessert-flavored.
Gelato
THC 20–26%
A dessert-line superstar — creamy, fruity, colorful, and potent, and the parent of countless 'za' strains.
Runtz
THC 19–29%
The candy-sweet modern hype strain — fruity, colorful, potent, and beautifully frosted.
Zkittlez
THC 16–23%
An award-winning candy-fruit indica-leaner — calm, clear, and bursting with sweet flavor.
Purple Punch
THC 18–25%
A dessert indica — grape-candy and blueberry-muffin sweetness with a heavy, sleepy finish.
Bruce Banner
THC 24–29%
One of the most potent hybrids ever tested — a fast, euphoric, sativa-leaning rush named for the Hulk.
Pineapple Express
THC 18–25%
The famous tropical daytime hybrid — bright pineapple aroma and an active, social buzz.
Bubba Kush
THC 15–22%
A classic heavy indica — coffee-and-cocoa aroma with a deeply tranquilizing, nighttime effect.
Chemdawg
THC 18–25%
The pungent, mysterious parent of Sour Diesel and OG Kush — sharp diesel-chem aroma and a potent, balanced high.
AK-47
THC 16–22%
A long-running multi-award winner — a mellow, steady, one-hit-wonder buzz from four-continent landrace genetics.
Amnesia Haze
THC 20–25%
A soaring, cerebral haze that's a coffeeshop legend — bright citrus energy and a long, buzzy head high.
Super Silver Haze
THC 18–23%
A multi-Cup-winning haze that balances skunky body with a bright, energizing sativa lift.
Trainwreck
THC 18–25%
A fast-hitting, sativa-leaning hybrid — a rush of lemon-pine euphoria that comes on like its namesake.
Skywalker OG
THC 20–25%
A heavy, dreamy OG cross — spicy diesel up front, a deeply relaxing body-and-mind sedation to finish.
Do-Si-Dos
THC 25–30%
A cookies-descended powerhouse — very high potency with a floral-sweet nose and a couch-locking finish.
Mimosa
THC 19–27%
A bright, orange-forward daytime hybrid — uplifting and clear, like the brunch cocktail it's named for.
Tangie
THC 19–22%
The tangerine terp bomb — an intensely citrus sativa that spawned a generation of orange-flavored crosses.
Strawberry Cough
THC 15–20%
A sweet strawberry sativa with a smooth, social, clear-headed lift — famous for its berry-candy smoke.
Cheese
THC 15–20%
The unmistakable UK Cheese — a sharp, savory, tangy funk over a balanced, mellow body high.
Grape Ape
THC 18–23%
A grape-candy indica that often finishes deep purple — heavy, calming, and great for winding down.
LA Confidential
THC 18–24%
A pure-indica classic — fast, compact, and heavy-hitting with a piney-skunk nose and strong yields.
Maui Wowie
THC 15–20%
The classic island sativa — a tropical, pineapple-sweet high that's light, creative, and endlessly sunny.
Hindu KushLandrace
THC 15–20%
A foundational pure-indica landrace from the mountains between Afghanistan and Pakistan — the genetic root of countless hash plants.
Acapulco GoldLandrace
THC 15–23%
A legendary Mexican landrace — the gold-flecked, toffee-sweet sativa that defined connoisseur cannabis in the 1960s–70s.
Cherry Pie
THC 16–24%
A sweet-and-sour cherry hybrid — balanced, mellow, and mood-lifting, with a dessert nose and easygoing body.
Sunset Sherbet
THC 18–24%
A cookies-family dessert hybrid — creamy, sweet, and colorful, with a relaxed-but-happy balanced high.
Blue Cheese
THC 15–20%
A savory-sweet oddball that just works — blueberry meets funky cheese over a mellow, comforting indica body.
Super Lemon Haze
THC 18–25%
A zesty, electric lemon sativa — a two-time Cannabis Cup winner with a bright, giggly, energetic buzz.
Ice Cream Cake
THC 20–25%
A rich, creamy dessert indica — vanilla-cake sweetness over a heavy, sedating, deeply relaxing body high.
Gushers
THC 18–25%
A fruity, candy-sweet cookies-family hybrid — a mellow, giggly, indica-leaning balance with a tropical nose.
GMO Cookies
THC 24–30%
Garlic, mushroom, onion — the famous savory-funk 'GMO' that potency hunters swear by. Loud, greasy, and heavy-hitting.
MAC 1
THC 20–25%
Miracle Alien Cookies #1 — a clone-only connoisseur legend caked in resin, balanced and blissful.
Apple Fritter
THC 22–28%
A baked-apple-pastry powerhouse — dessert flavor with true heavyweight potency.
Biscotti
THC 21–26%
Cookies-and-coffee luxury smoke — a mellow, giggly indica with true dessert terps.
Cereal Milk
THC 18–23%
Sweet milk left after the cereal — a creamy, comforting modern classic with a balanced, social high.
Gary Payton
THC 20–25%
The Cookies all-star — loud gas with a confident, clear-headed buzz that took hype culture by storm.
Permanent Marker
THC 24–30%
2023's Strain of the Year — a sharpie-funk terp bomb: floral candy over gas, seriously potent.
Jealousy
THC 26–30%
Leafly's 2022 Strain of the Year — creamy candy-gas with elite potency from the Sherb/Gelato line.
RS11 (Rainbow Sherbet #11)
THC 22–27%
The DoSiDos-family candy-sherbet flagship of the exotics era — rainbow terps with real weight.
White Runtz
THC 22–27%
The frostiest face of Runtz — trichomes so thick the buds look dipped in sugar, with that signature candy exhale.
Lemon Cherry Gelato
THC 20–26%
Leafly's 2023 runner-up icon — tart cherry-citrus over gelato cream, a dispensary shelf staple.
Purple Kush
THC 17–22%
A pure-indica purple classic — deep grape-hash flavor and one of the most reliable nighttime strains ever bred.
Animal Cookies
THC 20–27%
The heavier, fuel-tinged cookies cut that parented a generation of 'Animal' crosses — potent and sedating.
Sour OG
THC 17–22%
Two coasts, one legend — Sour D's electric lift meeting OG's grounded calm in a 50/50 classic.
Blueberry
THC 16–20%
DJ Short's 1970s masterpiece — the definitive berry strain and a Cannabis Cup hall-of-famer.
Chocolope
THC 17–22%
Mocha-toned throwback sativa — a dreamy, upbeat homage to the chocolate Thai sticks of the 1980s.
Harlequin
THC 4–10%
The famous 5:2 CBD:THC workhorse — clear-headed calm with minimal intoxication. A wellness-grower staple.
ACDC
THC 1–6%
One of the highest-CBD strains ever stabilized (~20:1) — daily-driver relief with essentially no high.
Northern Lights Auto
THC 14–19%
The legend, automated — seed to harvest in ~10 weeks on any light schedule. The classic first-ever grow.
Gorilla Glue Auto
THC 18–24%
GG4's legendary frost in autoflower form — one of the strongest, easiest big-yield autos you can run.
Blue Dream Auto
THC 16–21%
America's favorite hybrid on autopilot — berry-sweet balance without managing a light flip.
Amnesia Haze Auto
THC 16–20%
The coffeeshop haze compressed into an auto — daytime lift on a fraction of the timeline.
Wedding Crasher
THC 20–25%
Cake smoothness meets Punch sweetness — a crowd-pleasing modern hybrid that yields like it means it.
Grease Monkey
THC 20–27%
Glue's grease with a vanilla-cream finish — heavy, sticky evening smoke that stays sweet.
Moby Dick
THC 18–24%
The white whale of yields — a towering haze famous for monster harvests and clear-headed power.
Critical Mass
THC 19–22%
Named for buds so heavy they snap branches — the commercial-scale yield king of easy indicas.
Somango
THC 15–20%
Juicy mango terps over a soft, creative calm — a tropical, easygoing grow with lovely color.
Lava Cake
THC 18–23%
Molten chocolate-grape dessert — a deeply relaxing after-dinner indica from the cookies dynasty.
Peanut Butter Breath
THC 18–28%
The famous nutty-savory 'breath' profile — unique terps and a slow, melting body relax.
Banana Kush
THC 18–25%
Genuinely tastes like banana candy — a smooth, mellow kush that keeps the mood light.
Master Kush
THC 16–22%
Old-school Amsterdam coffeeshop royalty — incense-hash flavor and full-body ease without total sedation.
Colombian GoldLandrace
THC 13–18%
The Santa Marta legend of the 1970s — smooth, clear, energetic gold that parented Skunk #1.
ThaiLandrace
THC 15–22%
The racing, cerebral landrace behind Haze and countless sativas — pure old-world energy.
Panama RedLandrace
THC 12–16%
A 1960s counterculture icon — reddish-tinged landrace sativa with a smooth, joyful, vintage high.
Charlotte's Web
THC <1%
The strain that changed the CBD conversation worldwide — essentially non-intoxicating wellness flower.
Cannatonic
THC 3–7%
The foundational 1:1 (often CBD-heavy) hybrid that birthed ACDC — gentle, clear, functional calm.
White Widow Auto
THC 15–20%
The 90s Dutch icon in fire-and-forget form — frosty, balanced, and beginner-bulletproof.
Jack Herer Auto
THC 15–20%
The activist's namesake sativa on a fast clock — clear-headed daytime energy, auto-easy.
Wedding Cake Auto
THC 18–24%
Dessert-tier potency in an auto — one of the strongest set-and-forget strains you can pop.
Cherry AK-47
THC 16–22%
The prized cherry-candy cut of AK-47 — same easy vigor, rare dessert-fruit nose.
Strawberry Banana
THC 22–26%
A smoothie in flower form — heavy fruit terps with surprising potency and yields.
Candyland
THC 19–24%
GDP's sunny, social child — golden, resin-flecked buds and a bright, talkative buzz.
LA Kush Cake
THC 20–25%
Vanilla-mint luxury from the Cake/Mints lines — a plush, heavy evening indulgence.
Tropicana Cookies
THC 18–24%
Orange-juice terps over cookie dough — a vivid purple-and-orange daytime stunner.
Original Glue (GG4)
THC 25–30%
The multi-Cup-winning resin monster — 'glue' because scissors stick together at trim.
Sherb Cake
THC 20–25%
Sherbet cream folded into cake batter — plush dessert terps with balanced evening ease.
Slurricane
THC 24–28%
In House Genetics' dessert indica — grape slushie terps with knockout potency.
Kush Mints
THC 22–27%
Minty diesel with coffee undertones — the parent of half the modern exotic market.
London Pound Cake
THC 22–26%
Cookies-family dessert strain with a berry-cake nose that fills the room.
Forbidden Fruit
THC 20–25%
A tropical fruit salad of terpenes — cherry, citrus, and mango all at once.
Purple Haze
THC 17–22%
The Jimi Hendrix strain — psychedelic sativa energy with purple-tinted buds.
Headband
THC 20–25%
Named for the pressure sensation around the forehead — two legends crossed into one smooth hybrid.
Papaya
THC 20–25%
Tropical indica with papaya-mango sweetness — a heavy yielder that's easy to grow.
Grape Pie
THC 20–24%
The grape-flavored craft indica behind many modern exotic crosses.
Motorbreath
THC 24–28%
Gas-station-dumpster terps with sledgehammer potency — for connoisseurs who love the stink.
Animal Mints
THC 22–26%
The minty cookie monster — parent strain to Kush Mints and half the modern dessert genetics.
Critical Kush
THC 20–25%
Massive yields in fast flower time — the commercial grower's indica crossed with OG Kush terps.
NYC Diesel
THC 18–22%
East Coast diesel fuel crossed with tropical genetics — a social sativa with grapefruit-gas terps.
Platinum OG
THC 22–26%
Triple-OG potency in a compact frame — the nightcap indica for veteran smokers.
Tahoe OG
THC 20–25%
The Lake Tahoe phenotype of OG Kush — heavy, sedating, and lemony. The original nighttime OG.
Rainbow Belts
THC 22–28%
The candy-store hybrid — named for the rainbow sour belts it tastes like.
Georgia Pie
THC 20–25%
Peach cobbler in a nug — Seed Junky's dessert cross with peachy-sweet terps and cookies structure.
Crescendo
THC 25–30%
Ethos Genetics' test-crushing monster — regularly hits 30%+ THC in competition.
Triangle Kush
THC 20–26%
The Florida OG cut — the parent of Wedding Cake, Triangle Mints, and a generation of craft genetics.
Mango Kush
THC 16–20%
Authentic mango aroma in a beginner-friendly indica — tropical dessert on a Hindu Kush frame.
Sour Tangie
THC 20–24%
The citrus-diesel wake-and-bake — Tangie's orange brightness spiked with Sour D's fuel edge.
Zkittlez Auto
THC 18–22%
The candy-strain in autoflower form — all the rainbow terps on a beginner-friendly, light-independent schedule.
Gelato Auto
THC 20–24%
Gelato's dessert terps and purple colors on an autoflower schedule — 10 weeks seed to jar.
OG Kush Auto
THC 18–22%
The West Coast legend in autoflower form — earthy-pine OG terps without the photoperiod schedule.
Stardawg
THC 20–25%
Chem lineage with star-quality resin production — a frosty, pungent yielder.
Super Skunk
THC 16–20%
The enhanced Skunk — one of the most reliable, beginner-proof plants in the cannabis world.
Amnesia Auto
THC 18–22%
The famous Haze sativa in autoflower form — creative, heady energy without the 12-week photo wait.
Black Cherry Punch
THC 20–24%
Dark cherry terps with deep purple colors — a beautiful, potent evening indica.
Watermelon Zkittlez
THC 20–24%
Real watermelon candy flavor from the Zkittlez lineage — sweet, fruity, and deeply relaxing.
White Truffle
THC 25–30%
Ultra-premium exotic with a savory, funky, truffle-like profile. One of the most sought-after modern cultivars — dense, frosty, and deceptively potent.
Sundae Driver
THC 20–26%
Sweet, creamy, dessert-like hybrid with a balanced high. Like a grape sundae in smoke form — the flavor lingers for minutes.
Lemon Haze
THC 17–22%
Bright, zesty sativa with an unmistakable lemon candy aroma. A true daytime strain — energizing without anxiety.
Golden Goat
THC 19–23%
Accidental Colorado legend — a happy accident that became one of the best outdoor sativas. Sweet tropical nose with a functional, clear-headed high.
Fire OG
THC 20–25%
The strongest of the OG family — named for its fire-red hairs and searing potency. Considered the best OG cut by many connoisseurs.
King Louis XIII
THC 20–26%
Royal indica with an earthy, piney punch. Named after the French king — this one rules the couch. Heavy, narcotic sedation that's purely nighttime.
Blackberry Kush
THC 16–20%
Deep purple buds with a sweet blackberry flavor. One of the most visually stunning indicas — the bag appeal is unmatched.
Alien OG
THC 22–28%
A heavy-hitting OG cross with a cerebral edge. Starts heady and creative, then melts into deep physical relaxation. Extremely potent.
Kosher Kush
THC 22–28%
Three-time Cannabis Cup winner. The first commercial strain to be blessed by a rabbi. Devastatingly potent indica with an earthy-fruit complexity.
G13
THC 20–24%
Legendary strain rumored to have escaped from a government research facility. The origin story is likely myth, but the genetics are real — pure, potent indica.
Death Star
THC 20–24%
Named for its destructive potency and round, dense bud structure. Diesel funk meets indica knockout — a Midwest favorite since the mid-2000s.
Lemon Skunk
THC 18–22%
The parent of Lemon Haze and a world-class strain in its own right. Bright lemon-citrus layered over classic skunk funk — the zest cuts through everything.
Orange Cookies
THC 18–23%
Citrus-forward Cookies cross with a balanced effect. Like an orange creamsicle — sweet citrus with that signature Cookies earthiness underneath.
Banana Punch
THC 20–24%
Tropical smoothie in flower form — banana and berry blend into a sweet, heavy-hitting hybrid. Dense, colorful nugs with exceptional bag appeal.
Mango Haze
THC 15–20%
The tropical haze — mango sweetness over a classic haze foundation. Long flower time but the cerebral, energizing effect is worth the wait.
Obama Runtz
THC 22–27%
Sweet, candy-like Runtz genetics crossed with the chill of Obama Kush. One of the most balanced modern exotics — creative and relaxed without being heavy.
Grape Stomper
THC 18–22%
Grape candy meets fuel — an award-winning hybrid with an unusually energizing effect for its grape lineage. Gorgeous purple-green buds.
Critical+
THC 18–22%
The commercial grower's favorite — enormous yields in just 7 weeks of flower. Not the flashiest terp profile, but the productivity is unmatched.
Tangerine Dream
THC 19–24%
Cannabis Cup winner from Barney's Farm. True tangerine citrus layered over a complex sweet base — the flavor is as good as the name promises.
Dolato
THC 22–27%
Two dessert heavyweights in one — floral lavender from Do-Si-Dos meets Gelato's creamy sweetness. Compact, frosty, and deeply calming.
Banana OG
THC 20–25%
Banana candy meets OG funk — a creeping indica that hits harder than expected. The banana flavor is real, not just marketing, and the sedation is legitimate.
Mochi (Gelato 47)
THC 21–26%
A specific Gelato phenotype prized for its minty, doughy sweetness — like the Japanese rice treat. One of the most flavorful modern cultivars.
Purple Punch Auto
THC 17–22%
All the grape punch flavor in autoflower form. Goes full purple without trying — one of the most visually stunning autos available.
WiFi OG (White Fire OG)
THC 22–28%
A cross of two white-trichome legends. WiFi OG is prized for its intense cerebral onset that transitions into full-body relaxation. Extraordinarily frosty.
Romulan
THC 18–24%
Named after the Star Trek aliens for its mind-numbing potency. A Pacific Northwest classic — heavy, piney, and deeply sedating. Pure nighttime medicine.
Tropicana Banana
THC 22–26%
The tropical fruit cocktail strain — layers of banana, orange, and sweet candy. A newer exotic that's already winning cups for its insane terpene content.
Larry OG
THC 20–24%
The OG that professional growers keep coming back to. Named by the Jungle Boys, Larry OG offers classic OG flavor with more consistent growth than most OG cuts.
Platinum Cookies
THC 19–24%
A heavier, more indica-leaning GSC phenotype. Dense, frosty buds with a sweet-spicy profile and a balanced but potent effect.
Candy Rain
THC 22–28%
Exotic dessert cross with a candy-sweet, berry profile. The kind of flower that makes you stop and smell the jar — terpene-forward and visually stunning.
Gorilla Zkittlez
THC 22–26%
Barney's Farm combined the potency of GG4 with the flavor of Zkittlez and created a monster. Resin-drenched buds with candy sweetness over earthy diesel.
Granddaddy Purple Auto
THC 17–22%
The classic grape indica in fast, automatic form. Deep purple buds from seed to harvest in under 80 days — no light schedule changes needed.
The aroma molecules
Terpene reference.
Terpenes are the aromatic compounds that give each strain its smell, flavor, and much of its character. These are the seven you will meet most.
Myrcene
Earthy, musky, ripe fruit
The most common cannabis terpene; associated with relaxing, heavy 'couch' character.
Also in: Mango, hops, thyme
Limonene
Bright citrus, lemon, orange
Associated with uplifted, stress-relieving character.
Also in: Citrus rind, juniper
Caryophyllene
Black pepper, spice, wood
The only terpene that also binds cannabinoid receptors; peppery and warming.
Also in: Black pepper, cloves, cinnamon
Pinene
Pine, rosemary, fresh forest
Associated with alertness and clear-headedness.
Also in: Pine needles, basil, rosemary
Terpinolene
Herbal, floral, citrus, complex
Common in energetic sativa-leaning cultivars.
Also in: Apples, cumin, lilac
Linalool
Floral, lavender, soft spice
Associated with calming, soothing character.
Also in: Lavender, mint
Humulene
Hoppy, earthy, woody
Shares a source with hops; earthy and grounding.
Also in: Hops, coriander, cloves
Educational reference only — 147 profiles compiled from widely-published community and seed-bank information. THC, terpene, and effect data vary by phenotype and grow; nothing here is medical advice.