Glossary · Plant types
Hybrid
A cannabis variety bred from both indica and sativa lineage, which today describes nearly every strain on the market. Hybrids are often described as indica-dominant or sativa-dominant depending on which traits lead. Because pure landraces are rare, "hybrid" is the honest default label for most modern flower.
Hybrid strains in our library
23 of the 47 strains we profile.
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- Indica
- A loose marketing label for cannabis varieties popularly associated with heavy, body-centered, sedating effects. Botanically the indica/sativa split is shaky, but dispensaries still use it as shorthand for "relaxing, nighttime" flower. In practice the terpene and cannabinoid profile predicts effects far better than this category.
- Sativa-dominant
- A hybrid whose effects, structure, and growth habit lean toward the sativa side of its lineage, typically meaning a more energetic, heady experience. The term acknowledges that almost all strains are hybrids while still flagging which direction a given cultivar tends to pull for most users.
- Cross
- The act of breeding two cannabis plants together to combine their traits, or the resulting offspring. A cross like Wedding Cake blends the qualities of its parents. Breeders cross strains to chase higher potency, better flavor, or hardier plants, then stabilize the best results over several generations.
- Hybrid vigor
- The tendency of a cross between two distinct cannabis lines to outperform either parent in traits like growth speed, yield, or resilience. Breeders exploit hybrid vigor when developing new strains, which is part of why modern hybrids can be hardier and more productive than the pure landraces they descend from.
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