Variety (botany)
Clash Royale CLAN TAG #URR8PPP taxonomic rank below subspecies This article is about the taxonomic rank in botany. For other uses, see Plant variety. Not to be confused with the legal term "plant variety", equivalent to the cultivar rank in taxonomy In botanical nomenclature, variety (abbreviated var. ; in Latin: varietas ) is a taxonomic rank below that of species and subspecies but above that of form. [1] As such, it gets a three-part infraspecific name. It is sometimes recommended that the subspecies rank should be used to recognize geographic distinctiveness, whereas the variety rank is appropriate if the taxon is seen throughout the geographic range of the species. [2] Contents 1 Example 2 Definitions 3 Other nomenclature uses 4 See also 5 References 6 Bibliography Example The pincushion cactus, Escobaria vivipara (Nutt.) Buxb. , is a wide-ranging variable species occurring from Canada to Mexico, and found throughout New Mexico below about 2,600 metres (8,500 f...