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Pure sativa retail shopping label — not genetics

South African Strain

South African is a pure sativa strain (Happy Amnesia × Pineapple Pomegranate).

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Indica / Sativa — retail shopping guide

Sativa 100%

Indica, sativa and hybrid are a retail shopping convention — not a reliable guide to genetics or effects. When researchers analysed 89,923 commercial samples across six states, these labels did not predict a plant’s terpene or cannabinoid profile, and a genome-wide study found sativa- and indica-labelled plants to be genetically indistinct (PLOS ONE 2022; Nature Plants 2021). The labels are so fluid that AK-47, a hybrid, won “Best Sativa” at the 1999 Cannabis Cup and “Best Indica” four years later. For an accurate, genetics-true picture, see the chemotype above.

Genetics & Lineage

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This strainSouth African
Descendants (12)

Breeder releases (1)

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Cultivators Choiceregular

About South African

Grown in California 5 years. Never out crossed. Not real consistant. 5% hermaphrodite. Taste is sweet with a thai-ish up high of only medium strength. Good for hybridizing Indica. Height: 2-3 m. Yield: 250 gr. Harvest: End of September (info from 1985)

Frequently asked questions

What are the genetics of South African?
South African comes from Happy Amnesia × Pineapple Pomegranate.
Is South African indica or sativa?
South African is classified as pure sativa.
Is South African available as feminized or autoflowering seeds?
South African is offered as: regular.