Subvariety (botany)

A subvariety in botanical nomenclature is a taxonomic rank. They are rarely used to classify organisms.

Plant taxonomy

Subvariety is ranked:

below that of variety
above that of form.

Subvariety is an infraspecific taxon.

Name

Its name consists of three parts:

To indicate the subvariety rank, the abbreviation "subvar." is put before the infraspecific epithet.