SUPERSKUNK

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Super Skunk

Also listed as Superskunk, Super Skunk Auto, Super Skunk Regular

DisputedSativa-leaningType II — myrcene/pinene
Most-cited cross
Skunk #1 × Afghani
Breeders on record
Seed Bank, Sensi Seed Bank, Sensi Seeds
Median THC
17.4% · 56 tests
Total terpenes
1.87%

Commonly reported: relaxed, happy, sleepy, hungry, euphoric · tastes skunk, earthy, sweet

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Type labels are reported marketing/morphology labels, not chemistry. Basis: breeder ratio.

Genetics

Family tree

Super Skunk
  • AfghaniVerified
    • Afghan landrace accessions (Sensi)Verified
    • Afghan landrace accessions (Sensi)Verified
  • Skunk #1Verified
  • Verified
  • Well-supported
  • Reported
  • Folklore
  • Disputed

Bred from Super Skunk

Sour DieselWonder WomanFrisian DewGreat White SharkSomangoThe ChurchAlien BluesMC EarlyShawty R1Super Lemon CherryAfrican FreeChem Dawg (Chemdog)Grandpa’s Stash R2Grimm White SharkJack Herer x Super Skunk S1Lavender S1SharkShark CBDSuper Skunk KushSuper Skunk x Roadkill UnicornLavender #1Super Skunk x Widow

Genetics

Lineage claims

  1. Skunk #1 × Afghani

    Verified

    Tier A dossier super-skunk

  2. Skunk #1 × Afghani

    Well-supported

    Stated by Nirvana Seeds, Sensi Seed Bank, Sensi Seeds

  3. Skunk #1 × Afghan hash plant

    Reported

    Stated by Sensi Seeds

Competing claims are shown side by side, never merged.

2 breeder versions (autoflowers, F2/S1/BX, remakes)
  • Sensi Seeds: Skunk #1 × Ruderalis (autoflower)
  • Garden of Green: Super Skunk × Ruderalis (autoflower)

Lab data

Cannabinoids

Cannabinoid medians for Super Skunk
  • THC17.4%n=56
  • CBG0.61%n=51
  • CBC0.02%n=41
  • CBD0.01%n=37
  • THCV0.00%n=27
  • CBN0.00%n=32

Bar = median; line = lowest to highest test. Public lab records; values vary by grower and lab.

Lab data

Terpenes

Terpene medians for Super Skunk
  • β-Caryophyllene0.32%n=34
  • Myrcene0.28%n=34
  • Limonene0.15%n=34
  • Humulene0.11%n=34
  • Linalool0.07%n=34
  • β-Pinene0.05%n=33
  • α-Pinene0.04%n=34
  • Bisabolol0.04%n=33

Good for

Use cases

Use-case percentiles for Super Skunk
  • Appetite96th
  • Sleep82th
  • Clear-headed77th
  • Relaxation68th
  • Stress61th
  • Pain51th
  • Social41th
  • Focus31th
  • Creativity21th
  • Energy7th

Percentile vs. other strains, from user-reported effects plus lab terpenes. Terpene links to effects are hypotheses with weak evidence; faded bars are terpene-only.

Awards

🏆 Cannabis cup record

  • #2

    HighLife Cup (Highlife Hemp Fair, Utrecht/Amsterdam) 2015

    Bio · entered by Sensi Seeds,

    reported · source

  • #1

    HighLife Cup (Highlife Hemp Fair, Utrecht/Amsterdam) 2014

    Automatic · entered by Sensi Seeds

    reported · source

  • #1

    HighLife Cup (Highlife Hemp Fair, Utrecht/Amsterdam) 2012

    Automatic · entered by White Label – Sensi Seeds

    reported · source

  • #2

    Copa de la Marihuana (Spain) 2006

    entered by Sensi Seeds

    reported · source

  • #3

    High Times Cannabis Cup (Amsterdam) 1992

    Cannabis Cup · entered by Holland Vijaya Seeds

    ✓ official results · source

  • #1

    High Times Cannabis Cup (Amsterdam) 1990

    Mostly Indica · entered by The Seed Bank

    ✓ official results · source

Dossier

History & sources

1. Summary

Super Skunk is an indica-dominant Skunk #1 × Afghani line from Sensi Seeds. Its current seller, White Label (Sensi's brand), dates it to 1990 and describes it as "the original" Skunk #1 combined with a premium Afghan; a Sensi listing adds that many Afghanis were crossed with both sexes of the original Skunk #1 (verified as the breeder's claim).12 Wikipedia credits it to Nevil Schoenmakers (reported). That would fit Sensi's 1991 purchase of The Seed Bank, but I found no statement from Nevil or Sensi.3 Claims that it won a 1990 Cannabis Cup indica award are secondary only.4 "Super Skunk" was already a California homegrower T-shirt slogan in 1983, before the Dutch strain existed.5

2. Identity

  • Type: about 80% indica.
  • Breeder: Sensi Seeds / White Label; Nevil per Wikipedia.
  • Era: 1990.
  • Propagation: seed.

3. Genetics & lineage claims

  • Skunk #1 × Afghani — verified (breeder).12 The specific Afghani is not named.
  • Bred by Nevil — reported.3

4. Timeline

  • 1983 — "SUPER SKUNK" appears among California Homegrowers Association T-shirt designs.5
  • 1990 — Launch.14 Possible Cup indica prize (unverified).4
  • 1990s — Grown in European and Australian hydro (see the Northern Lights sentiment sample).
  • 2014–2017 — 85 WA tests.

5. Notable cuts / phenotypes / remakes

Sensi sells regular and feminized versions; a White Label version is also sold.12

6. Historical descriptions by era

Sold as flowering in about 7 weeks; growers report 50–60 days, some 70–75.1

7. Cannabinoid & terpene profile

LabelMeasurenSource
Smith 2022THC mean 16.3% (median 15.3); myrcene 0.44, caryophyllene 0.43, limonene 0.20, humulene 0.15; dominant myrcene 15/34, caryophyllene 1155 (34 with terpenes)Smith 2022 data
WA I-502THC mean 16.0%85WA I-502

This is the only label in the family where caryophyllene comes close to myrcene, which fits an Afghani-heavy line. Strain names remain unreliable as chemotype identifiers.

8. Community sentiment

Not enough data to score; only a handful of reviews on the seller page were seen.1 Score withheld.

9. Open questions

  • Which Afghani was used, and who bred it.
  • Whether it actually won a 1990 Cup.

10. Sources

Lab: src-chem-smith2022-data, src-chem-wa-i502-jikomes2018.

Footnotes

  1. Sensi Seeds URL serving the White Label "Super Skunk Regular" page. https://sensiseeds.com/en/regular-seeds/sensi-seeds/super-skunk — seed_catalog. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6

  2. Sensi Seeds Super Skunk feminized, via Weedmaps. https://weedmaps.com/brands/sensi-seeds/products/sensi-seeds-super-skunk-feminized — seed_catalog — unverified_url: true. ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  3. Wikipedia, "Nevil Schoenmakers". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevil_Schoenmakers — secondary_database. ↩ ↩2

  4. StrainElite, "Super Skunk". https://strainelite.duckdns.org/strains/super-skunk — secondary_database — unverified_url: true. ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  5. High Times No. 100, Dec 1983. https://archive.org/download/high-times-magazine-1980s_202401/100%20High%20Times%20December%201983_djvu.txt — news. ↩ ↩2