Plant Subspecies and Varieties

🌱 What Are Plant Subspecies and Varieties? | Plant Taxonomy Explained

🌲In this video, we explain the plant taxonomic ranks below species—subspecies and varieties. These categories help scientists describe subtle or significant natural variation in plants. Learn how to tell the difference between them, when they’re used, and why it matters for plant identification and botanical classification.

🎯 You’ll Learn:
• What defines a plant subspecies and how it forms
• How varieties differ from subspecies in traits and range
• When and why these ranks are used in formal classification
• Real examples, including Torrey pine and seaside fiddleneck
• Why “variety” is only used in plant taxonomy, not wildlife

**🌎Note: Species names and taxonomy described in this video reflect current information but may change in the future.

📚 This video is part of the Taxonomy and Conservation Concepts series. 🔬🌿📺 Watch the full playlist:    • Taxonomy and Conservation Concepts  

📌 Check out the next video on wildlife subspecies, intergrades, and hybrids:    • Wildlife Subspecies, Intergrades, and Hybrids  

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⏱️Chapters

00:33 Species is not always the Final Stop
00:54 Plant Subspecies
01:25 Santa Rosa Island Torrey Pine Subspecies Example
03:24 Plant Varieties
04:18 Seaside Fiddleneck Variety Example
04:48 Summary - Subspecies vs. Varieties
05:11 Quick Note – Forms, Hybrids, & Cultivars

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✅ Recommended Playlists:

🌿   • Botany 101: Introduction to Plants  

🐟    • Zoology 101: Animal Phyla and Basics  

🦌    • Wildlife Movement  

⛰️    • Geology and Water in Ecology  

🔬   • Essential Biological Reporting Principles  

🌄    • California Biological Resources  

🌵    • Plant Communities  

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Photos sourced from iNaturalist and used under the Creative Commons CC0 (No Rights Reserved) license:
• Red-berried elder - photo by Neotrigonia
• Rocky Mountain elder - photo by Dwight Kingsbury

Photos of Santa Rosa Island Torrey pine
Christian Schwarz (leptonia), 2016; CC BY-NC 4.0 via iNaturalist; no changes made (non-commercial use only); https://inaturalist.ca/observations/1...

Photo of Santa Rosa Island Torrey pine
James Bailey (silversea_starsong), 2019; CC BY-NC 4.0 via iNaturalist; no changes made (non-commercial use only); https://inaturalist.ca/observations/2...

Photo of Santa Rosa Island Torrey pine
dolfindave (Dave), 2022; CC By-NC 4.0 via iNaturalist; no changes made (non-commercial use only); https://inaturalist.ca/observations/1...

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