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Hammer

Dominant terpene: Myrcene

Hammer is a cannabis strain whose average terpene profile is led by myrcene (0.43%), followed by nerolidol (0.31%) and caryophyllene (0.28%). Across 4 lab samples from Massachusetts, it averaged total terpenes 1.91%.

  • 1.91%Terpenes

Lab-derived average · 4 samples · low confidence · Seen in Massachusetts

Terpene profile

Average terpene content by weight, from 4 lab samples
TerpeneThis strainLibrary avgCompared with the average
Myrcene0.43%0.33%1.3× avg
Nerolidol0.31%0.12%2.5× avg
Caryophyllene0.28%0.37%0.8× avg
Limonene0.27%0.34%0.8× avg
Linalool0.18%0.14%1.3× avg
Alpha-pinene0.12%0.11%about avg
Beta-pinene0.08%0.09%about avg
Humulene0.07%0.14%0.5× avg
Caryophyllene oxide0.04%0.02%1.9× avg
Ocimene0.04%0.11%0.3× avg

What stands out

  • Nerolidol at 0.31% is about 2.5 times the library average of 0.12%.
  • Its total terpene average is higher than 64% of the library.

About this profile

Hammer leads with myrcene, followed by nerolidol and caryophyllene. Myrcene is generally linked to earthy, musky notes, and nerolidol to woody, fresh-bark notes. In the lab results, total terpenes averaged 1.91%, near the middle of the library. It rests on 4 lab samples, all from Massachusetts, so treat it as an early picture.

The lead terpenes

What these compounds smell like and where else they occur in nature. These lines describe the compound, not any effect of this strain.

Myrcene
Aroma: earthy, musky notes. Also found in mango, hops, lemongrass and thyme.
Nerolidol
Aroma: woody, fresh-bark notes. Also found in ginger, jasmine, lavender and tea tree.
Caryophyllene
Aroma: peppery spice. Also found in black pepper, cloves, cinnamon and oregano.

Similar terpene profiles

Matched on terpene balance only, not on effects or lineage.

Explore the library

Myrcene strainsNerolidol strainsCaryophyllene strains

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Lab averages: Cannlytics cannabis_results, licensed CC BY 4.0; non-flower products removed, names normalized and results averaged per strain by Strain Library. Sources and attribution.

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