Variety (botany)
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This article is about the taxonomic rank in botany. For other uses, see Plant variety.
"Var." redirects here. For other uses, see Var.
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]