{"id":2718,"date":"2017-12-29T01:22:32","date_gmt":"2017-12-29T01:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/dictionary\/hybrid"},"modified":"2021-08-24T00:44:33","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T00:44:33","slug":"hybrid","status":"publish","type":"dictionary","link":"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/dictionary\/hybrid","title":{"rendered":"Hybrid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the weed world, a hybrid is a cannabis plant with both indica and sativa characteristics. Because cannabis has been cultivated for centuries, most modern strains are hybrid strains. <a href=\"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/the-plant\/what-are-landrace-strains\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Landrace strains<\/a> are traditional cultivars native to the region where they grow and are usually thought of as pure, non-hybrids. But even modern landraces have been relocated and domesticated. Pure sativas and pure indicas are fairly rare, so most cannabis you'll find these days is hybrid weed.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image \">\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/180713_3983_FrozenNorthFarms_AlienCream_2623-2.jpg\" data-modal-open=\"lightbox_3493\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/180713_3983_FrozenNorthFarms_AlienCream_2623-2-768x432.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/180713_3983_FrozenNorthFarms_AlienCream_2623-2.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/180713_3983_FrozenNorthFarms_AlienCream_2623-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/180713_3983_FrozenNorthFarms_AlienCream_2623-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/180713_3983_FrozenNorthFarms_AlienCream_2623-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/180713_3983_FrozenNorthFarms_AlienCream_2623-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 476px, (min-width: 1218px) 772px, 100vw\" alt=\"hybrid cannabis plant\" title=\"Click to see a larger version of the image\">\n\t\t\t<\/a><cite>Photo by: Gina Coleman\/Weedmaps<\/cite><\/figure>\t\t\t<div id=\"lightbox_3493\" data-modal data-modal-hide-heading data-modal-manual-close hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Image lightbox<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/180713_3983_FrozenNorthFarms_AlienCream_2623-2-768x432.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/180713_3983_FrozenNorthFarms_AlienCream_2623-2.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/180713_3983_FrozenNorthFarms_AlienCream_2623-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/180713_3983_FrozenNorthFarms_AlienCream_2623-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/180713_3983_FrozenNorthFarms_AlienCream_2623-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/180713_3983_FrozenNorthFarms_AlienCream_2623-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"hybrid cannabis plant\">\n\t\t\t\t<button role=\"button\" class=\"a11y-modal__close-btn\" data-modal-close-btn>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.414 12l4.293 4.293a1 1 0 01-1.414 1.414L12 13.414l-4.293 4.293a1 1 0 11-1.414-1.414L10.586 12 6.293 7.707a1 1 0 011.414-1.414L12 10.586l4.293-4.293a1 1 0 011.414 1.414L13.414 12z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wm-article-table-of-contents-header\" id=\"more-about-hybrid-weed\">\n\tMore about hybrid weed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hybrid strains typically develop phenotypes that are either sativa-dominant, indica-dominant, or evenly balanced. Strain descriptions usually list it that way or display the split as a percentage. Remember that the terms indica strains and sativa strains are most useful for cultivators in determining growth characteristics like how tall plants will grow or how long their flowering cycle will be. Effects <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/the-plant\/difference-between-indica-sativa\/\" target=\"_blank\">share no connection<\/a> with the physical structure of today's cannabis plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hybrid cannabis plants may also contain genetics from <a href=\"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/dictionary\/ruderalis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">ruderalis varieties<\/a>, a third type of cannabis that isn't dependent on light exposure to start flowering. Because ruderalis plants flower automatically based on how long they've been in the ground, they are often crossed with other cannabis plants so the offspring become <a href=\"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/dictionary\/auto-flower\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">\u201cauto-flowering\u201d varieties<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the weed world, a hybrid is a cannabis plant with both indica and sativa characteristics. Because cannabis has been cultivated for centuries, most modern strains are hybrid strains. 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