@killabud - I will give you a rundown of all the mutant cannabis strains I know of!
First off we have the webbed cannabis! This is as far as I know the first largely known cannabis mutant. Originally called Duckfoot as far as I could tell, because leaves would resemble the same general shape of a Duck’s foot. No one seems to know where this plant originates from but it does appear like a small amount of them have been cultivated in Hawaii, USA which they call Hawaiian Duckfoot. As far as I’m aware this is a full blown indica. Growth traits seem to resemble hash plants in my opinion. Plants seem to be moderately potent with sativa effects.
Second we have Australian Bastard Cannabis (or ABC). This is a landrace sativa which is unique next to other landraces and also other cannabis. It’s thought to have originated in Australia from selected cultivars worked for decades there without outside influence. This is the second mutant to surface in the cannabis world, as far as I know. This is a mild plant and must be outbred to potent strains and heavy selections done to find the most potent specimen. Most consider this plant too weak for any meaningful endeavors.
Third and fourth, we have the SWAG type leaf created by Dr Kaly as well as the Giant Pur Pur mutation. Dr Kaly worked those strains for decades to produce consistent mutants in the lanceolate varieties and SWAG leaf types. You can find out all about their history by visiting the website. I don’t know when each variety became available to the world but I thank Dr Kaly in spirit every day for blessing the world with these plants. All of Dr Kaly plants seem to be selected well, and most of them have trace amounts of CBD which is nice in my opinion. The THC seems to kick too so no complaints from me at all. Also a final tidbit if anyone hates trimming the lanceolate varieties are the most easy plant to trim in your whole life. It’s seriously magical for that trait.
Next we have the Mnogolistka (dubbed Multileaf) which comes from the Ukraine/Russia. It’s tough sometimes to find certain information regarding this mutation from where it comes but we do know it was made available around 2015. It seems like it has had a difficult time finding it’s way into the the world remaining mostly available in Russia. Plants seem to be rather large and very robust. Flowering times on these are quick being a plant from the North. I find the effects to be mostly indica myself. Potency is good too but I fear the plants I have are Multileaf x ABC hybrids which have been selected for the Multileaf and not ABC. I’m almost 100% certain of this.
Finally in 2018 Freakshow surfaced and has really taken over in terms of mutants. I see many more freaks than I do of the other mutations for sure. Freakshow produces good flowers so it’s easy to see why so many people want to try them. Fortunately for the world we also got gifted with the BerryFreak/Menthol Skunk lines in ADDITION to the Freakshow. I’ve made it real clear in several posts I think Freakshow is a waste next to the son’s work. BerryFreak is truly something special. I’ve smoked all kinds of bud now and there’s something special about her flowers. The feeling you get from smoking her is just awesome! I have 29% bud and sometimes I wish I still had some BerryFreak left.
A couple of honorable mentions. (while not mutants they’re still really unique traits)
- Dr Grinspoon flowers - while the plant isn’t mutated the flower formation is one that’s really uncommon…forms a string of pearls along a vine-like stem structure
- Variegated plants - this is a mutation where the green pigment in some leaves is missing. Some variegated plants are green on green, some are yellow and green (like my V9 Tiger) and some are albino. This mutation can be found in several SWAG kaly lines but variegated plants exist in regular cannabis too.
- 3 finger plants - this is a landrace traits uncommon even to the area where they’re from (Myanmar) where leaves will not grow more than 3 or 5 fingers, no matter how big the plant becomes. A lot of the time this comes with a very irregular and wild growth pattern.
- Purple plants - this is a rare trait mostly observed among landraces where the entire plant takes on a purple hue. Leaves, stems, buds, everything becomes purple almost black. Photos are nearly nonexistent but there’s a couple floating around.
Later I’ll post an update to my plants and my plans for now. Everything has changed again. Really good stuff coming!