It seems that every day or two we get a new thread in this forum asking us to identify a strain from a picture of some bud the poster acquired. People, there are more than 5,000 named strains for which you can buy seeds and God knows how many others that hobbyist breeders have created for themselves and their friends. Once and for all: It is impossible to identify a particular strain from a picture of dried and cured buds. It’s all but impossible to identify a particular strain by looking at a living plant.

The only way to know what strain you are smoking is to have planted the seeds from a packet with that strain’s name on it. You can’t tell by looks and you can’t trust your dealer to know what he’s selling unless he is also the grower. And even then, dealers tell you what you want to hear in order to move product.