“Subspecies” is a very good category for two groups of pure species that come together, when a barrier is removed, to create fertile offspring of a new species group, called a subspecies. It is “a taxonomic subdivision of a species consisting of an interbreeding, usually geographically isolated population of organisms.” 38 In our single species model the phrases pure indica and pure sativa indicate species (also sometimes called a pure species in this context), while phrases like indica/sativa hybrids, mostly indica, and mostly sativa indicate a subspecies.
Specific breeds of cannabis species or subspecies are called “strains.” For example, Afghani #1.
Strain list 39
C. sativa L. ssp. indica landrace strains
• Afghani
• Iranian
• North Indian
• Tajikistani
• Arab
• Lebanese
• New Zealand Sativa
• Turkish
• Chinese
• Moroccan (Kif)
• Pakistani
• Uzbekistani
C. sativa L. landrace strains
• African (Durban Poison, Swazi Red, Congolese, Malawi Gold, Angolese, Lesothan, Nigerian)
• Colombian (Columbian Red, Santa Marta Colombian Gold)
• Japanese (Hokkaido)
• Mexican (Acapulco gold, Oaxacan, Zacatecas Purple, Guerrero Gold, Michoacan)
• Swazi (Swazi Gold, Swazi Red “redbeard,” Swazi)
• Vietnamese
• Brazilian (Manga Rosa, Santa Maria)
• Burmese
• Cambodian
• French (reunion island: Zamal)
• Indian
• Laotian
• Nepalese
• Panamanian (Panama Red)
• Paraguayan
• Thai (Juicy Fruit Thai, Chocolate Golden Triangle Thai)
• Pakistani
C. sativa L. ssp. indica hybrid strains
• Afghani #1
• Celtic Stone
• G-SUS
• Mango
• Northern Lights #1
• Southern Daze
• Millennium Bud
• Romulan
• Sour Bubble (ahx1)
• Taste Bud (SeediSm.nl)
• Bella ciao
• Celtic Cross
• Kush
• Mazar
• Oasis (Northern Lights #2)
• Mongolian
• Matanuska Tundra (a.k.a. Alaskan Thunderfuck)
• Butterscotch Hawaiian
• Early Girl
• Lightstorm
• Newberry
• Manghani (a very resinous Mango x Afghan)
• Mother of Mercy
• Mad Shad
• Superglue (SeediSm.nl)
C. sativa L. ssp. Indica / C. sativa L. hybrid strains
• John Newsom x Skunk
• Blue Velvet
• Consequence Kush
• Fruity Thai (Ceres; Thai Sativa x Dutch Indica)
• Humboldt Select
• Kushage
• Mistletoe
• Northern Lights #2 (Hindu Kush x Northern Lights)
• Sour Romulan
• Pakalolo
• Skunk Red Hair
• White Smurf (Ceres)
• White Widow (Green House; Brazilian x South Indian)
• Terry Parker
• Matanuska Tundra (a.k.a. Alaskan Thunderfuck)
• Bubblegum (from Indiana)
• Full Moon
• Greece Coat
• Juicy Fruit (Golden Triangle Thai x Afghani)
• Northern Lights (Thai x Afghani)
• Northern Lights #5
• NYC Diesel (Soma; Sour Diesel Afghani Hawaiian)
• Skunk Passion
• Silver Pearl (Sensi; Early Pearl x Skunk #1 x Northern Lights)
• Yumboldt (Sagarmatha; Afghan x x Himalaya)
