How to differentiate between Indica & Sativa

The strength of marijuana depends on the strain consumed. In order to increase the strength, this marijuana plants are now used for plant breeding to obtain a product much powerful. Many strains which are now available is a product of hybrid including Sativa and Indica. Now in order to differentiate this two powerful strains, some basic points have been illustrated below. Not all points or methods will determine the right strain, but it will surely give you several basic indicators that will help you to distinguish them.

Key points for distinguishing Indica and Sativa

Geographic origin: As marijuana is quite a famous name in the cannabis family hence it is now cultivated in many parts. So to distinguish them the geographical place where the strains are particularly grown are:

Indica: Morocco, a region of the Hindu Kush situated in turkey’s Middle East and Afghanistan.
Sativa: Places situated near to the equator like Thailand, Colombia, Southeast Asia and Mexico.

The shape of the leaf: Apart from hybrids that will have the combination shape the actual strains can be distinguished by the leaf shape as Sativa has slender leaf while Indica has a Broadleaf.
The height of the plant: This is a major difference as in the mature plants, Indica is suitable to grow in places that are small while Sativa prefers to grow in outdoors and hence their heights differ. While Indians have a small height of about 3-4 ft, the Sativas have a massive height of about 20 ft.
Flowering time: The flowering stage comes when the plant is enough grown for producing buds. After the flowering season, the plant is ready to cure and harvest. Indica takes 8-12 weeks for flowering while Sativa takes 10-16 weeks.
Flavor: With the increase in plant breeding more interesting flavors are coming into the market. The flavors that Sativas and Indicas have are classic. Indica has a sweet flavor like that of strawberry and blueberry while Sativa has an earthy flavor like the pines.
Effect: Well this is probably the easiest way of telling whether the strain is Sativa or Indica. As consuming Indica will help in sedating and to produce a relaxing effect. Your full-body will be high, and you will be in a state where you would just like to lay down on a couch while listening to music. And Sativa will make you feel energized. You will get all the energy required to do any job.