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A form usually designates a group with a noticeable morphological deviation. The usual taxonomic practice is that the individuals classified within the form are not necessarily known to be closely related (they may not form a
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International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Melbourne Code) adopted by the Eighteenth International Botanical Congress Melbourne, Australia, July 2011
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Hamilton, C.W.; Reichard, S.H. (1992), "Current Practice in the Use of Subspecies, Variety, and Forma in the Classification of Wild Plants",
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The abbreviation "f." or the full "forma" should be put before the infraspecific epithet to indicate the rank. It is not italicised.
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This article is about the formal taxonomic term in botany. For the use in zoology, see
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sometimes arise that have attractive silvery-blue foliage. The name
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are sometimes named among plants that reproduce asexually, by
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Sarg. is a classification of a plant whose name is:
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Index

Form (biology)
Form (zoology)
Forma specialis

biological classification
taxonomic ranks

Abies procera
horticulture
cultivar
botanical nomenclature
taxonomic ranks
variety
infraspecific taxon
genus
specific epithet
infraspecific epithet
Acanthocalycium
Crataegus aestivalis
clade
apomixis
Form (zoology)
Forma specialis
Trinomial nomenclature
Variety (botany)
Subvariety
Plant variety (disambiguation)
Cultivar
Hybrid (biology)
Race (biology)

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