Variety (botany)
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In botanical nomenclature, variety (abbreviated var.; in Latin: varietas) is a taxonomic rank below that of species: as such, it gets a three-part infraspecific name.
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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 Template:Convert. Nine varieties have been described. Where the varieties of the pincushion cactus meet, they intergrade. The variety Escobaria vivipara var. arizonica is from Arizona, while Escobaria vivipara var. neo-mexicana is from New Mexico.
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See also
- Cultivar
- Form (botany)
- Hybrid (biology)
- Plant variety (law)
- Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act of 2001 (India)
- Race (biology)
- Subspecies
- Subvariety
- Trinomial nomenclature
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