Basic specification
| Variety |
| The variety is the portion of the botanical name used to identify members of the same species that are distinct enough to warrant their own name.
When the botanical name is assembled for plants of
a named variety they are preceded by the abbreviation "var."
This abbreviated is supplied automatically, you should not enter it
yourself.
This same text area is used for a named subspecies. To
accomplish this, you must explicitly preface the subspecies name
with the abbreviation "spp." |
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The variety is displayed using a drop-down list. The botanical name spell-checker
is invoked when typing within the text area of this item. When both a valid genus
and a valid species have been entered, pressing the drop-down button will list all
varieties and subspecies for the pair.
Because new varieties are frequently introduced, it is quite
common to find plant names that are not in the database. You
can simply ignore the red wavy proofreader's mark for this item if
you're sure you've spelled the variety correctly -- it will
disappear the next time this record is displayed. |
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Identification view |
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Storage details
| Variety |
| A text value up to 30 characters in length. |
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Import / export notes
When importing and exporting the column name for this item is
Variety.
When importing with the Merge option, the existing value of this item will be
completely overwritten by the value specified in the input file.
| Delimited file |
This name is automatically formatted with the rules for variety
names, that is, everything is set to lowercase.
If the BotanicalName is not imported at the same time,
the BotanicalName is automatically reconstructed
using this new variety (or subspecies) together with the three other constituent parts.
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| XML file |
ditto |
| Delimited file |
Exported as it's stored without changes of any kind. |
| XML file |
ditto |
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Publication templates
The replacement tag is <cb:Variety>.
The possible attributes for this tag are shown below.
Values marked with an asterisk are used by default.
| on * |
Show this name as it's stored. |
| off |
Replace this tag with nothing. |
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For similar pages in the "Specifications" series see:
Alphabetical index to column specifications
For an index to other topics see
Specimen
Last reviewed March 25, 2004
