ZOM-IND-WEB-0620250035

Looksan Feral Selection 2025
ZOM-IND-WEB-0620250035
Feral Cannabis plant growing near Looksan
At a Glance
Classification	Feral
Accession Type	Selection
Selection Type	Multiple plants
Sex	Female
Chemotype	Unknown
Primary Purpose	N/A
Flowering Time	18–24 weeks
Plant Height	1–2.5 m
Photoperiod	Short-day
Botanical Characteristics
Growth Pattern	Bushy
Leaf Shape	Narrow
Leaflets	7
Flower Structure	Loose, Foxtailed, Airy
Hierarchy
Gene Pool	South Asia
Regional Complex	Eastern Plains
Growing Region	The Dooars
Growing Area	Chamurchi-Laxmi Duar
Location
Country	India
Province/State	West Bengal
District	Jalpaiguri
Subdistrict	Malbazar
Block	Nagrakata CD
Locality	Looksan
Coordinates	26.876130, 88.977426
Elevation	191 m
Traditional Names
Local Name	গাঁজা
Pronunciation	Gãja
Translation	Ganja
Collection
Method	Seeds
Sourcing Type	Point of Origin
Autochthonous	Yes
Date	2025-06-19
Harvest Date	2025
Collector	Éloïse,Isabella
Expedition	WEB01
Conservation
Priority	Medium
Legal Threats	Legal tolerance
Population Est.	20
Culling	No
Introgression	Pure landrace
Cultivation
Status	Active
System Type	Feral
Scale	Widespread feral populations
Seed Sourcing	Population is self reproducing
Planting Method	Self reproducing
Preservation
Seed Storage	Zomia Genetic Library
Seed Quantity	329
Viability	Viable

Looksan Feral Selection 2025 is a feral landrace cannabis accession collected by Éloïse and Isabella of the Zomia Collective in West Bengal, India.

Geography

Looksan is located in Jalpaiguri District, West Bengal, India, within the Chamurchi-Laxmi Duar landrace cannabis growing area of The Dooars growing region.

Administratively, the area belongs to Nagrakata CD block in the Malbazar sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal state.

Collection Details

This accession was documented by Isabella & Éloïse in June 2025. A total of 329 seeds were collected from a self-seeding, feral landrace cannabis population of around plants growing near Looksan. The population was spotted set back a few dozen meters from the side of the road on the boundary fence between a small vegetable garden and an empty plot next to a dhaba.

Population Characteristics

The population is self-reproducing with no human cultivation or management. Feral cannabis is widespread in The Dooars area near Looksan. The population estimate for this particular population is around 20 plants, with around 30% of the plants expressing as males. No hermaphroditism was observed in the population.

No culling occurs as this is a feral population without human management.

Botanical Characteristics

Plants are mostly tall, ranging between 1 up to 2.5 meters in height.

In terms of morphology, the plants exhibited the tendency to grow very bushy, with the leaves holding up to 7 narrow leaflets each.

The flowers were loose, foxtailed, and airy in structure.

To the naked eye, the trichome coverage seemed relatively dense.

Estimated flowering time indoor ranges from 18 to 24+ weeks.

Conservation Status

The accession is recorded at a low conservation priority. Legal tolerance is shown towards feral cannabis in this area, with authorities treating it as a common nuisance weed.

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See Also

• The Dooars
• Chamurchi-Laxmi Duar