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HybridDiesel / Chem

Sour Diesel

Also known as Sour D, Sour Deez

One of the defining fuel-forward cultivars: sharp diesel, citrus and skunk notes with looser, often elongated flowers.

DieselPungentCitrus
MARKET LEANSativa-leaning
POTENCY CATEGORYHigh
LINEAGE CONFIDENCECommonly cited

What makes Sour Diesel recognizable?

One of the defining fuel-forward cultivars: sharp diesel, citrus and skunk notes with looser, often elongated flowers.

COMMONLY CITED LINEAGEChemdawg lineage × Super Skunk is commonly cited
Commonly cited

Cultivar lineage is not regulated like a botanical accession. Different breeders and markets may use the same name for genetically different material.

What it commonly looks like

Sour Diesel is commonly seen with green flower with orange pistils; the structure tends to be more open and elongated, with visible trichome coverage. Phenotype, cultivation, cure and storage can shift all of these traits.

COLORGreen
STRUCTUREAiry / elongated
TRICHOMESVisible
PISTILSOrange often visible
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Appearance is a clue—not authentication.

Phenotype, light, temperature, harvest time, cure and storage can make two batches with the same label look very different.

Aroma & flavor

Primary aromas

DieselPungentCitrus

Flavors commonly reported

DieselCitrusEarthy

Terpenes

These are terpenes commonly associated with this cultivar name across market references. The only reliable terpene profile for a product is its batch-specific lab result.

01CaryophylleneOften prominent
02MyrceneCommonly associated
03LimoneneCommonly associated