Sorry for my ignorance, but what is the difference between these three? I assume a cultivar is just somehting that is growing, that you are 'cultivating'. But I thought strain and variety ment the same thing but on the tomato forum today there was a post that said refer to it as OTV Brandywine, not Brandywine (OTV) which indicates a strain, not a variety So obviously there is a difference, could someone explain this.
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All botanical names consist of at least two parts, a genus and species names. So, lily of the valley is known as Convallaria majalis, and Norway maple is Acer plantaoides. Sometimes, however, the name of a plant has three names, genus species, and cultivar or variety.
http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-basics/nomenclature/the-difference-between-cultivar-and-variety/
Sure, there are similarities in the cultivar and variety names but there are also some significant differences. The difference between cultivars and varieties is one of origin. In simple terms a variety is a type of plant that arose in nature while a cultivar is the result human intervention. The human intervention may be slight such as just collecting the plant or its seeds but the existence of the plant is due to human effort.
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Differences Between Plant Cultivars and Varieties. Plant cultivars and varieties are confusing to people. It is a fairly simple but first we will get into a bit of background on how plants are given their botanical titles.
https://www.dayliliesinaustralia.com.au/plant-cultivars-versus-varieties/
I assume a cultivar is just somehting that is growing, that you are 'cultivating'. But I thought strain and variety ment the same thing but on the tomato forum today there was a post that said. refer to it as OTV Brandywine, not Brandywine (OTV) which indicates a strain, not a variety.
http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/2034045/difference-between-a-strain-a-variety-and-a-cultivar
When talking about cultivars and varieties it sometimes happens that the name of a plant may require up to three names – the genus, the species, and the subspecies (cultivar or variety). As in the example above the plant may be also recognised with Grevillea victoriae var. nivalis – which indicates that this particular variety has slight differences from the description of the original species.
https://www.dayliliesinaustralia.com.au/plant-cultivars-versus-varieties/
Put in the simplest of terms: The cultivar name is used to differentiate a particular species that was deliberately cultivated by humans. A plant that sprouted and grew in the wild is referred to as a variety. These are the naming conventions used for creating a plant title: Variety names are: Preceded by var. (abbreviation for variety) Not in quotes
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Variety names are: 1  Preceded by var. (abbreviation for variety) 2  Not in quotes. 3  In latin (sometimes used to describe a unique characteristic, or a name)
https://www.dayliliesinaustralia.com.au/plant-cultivars-versus-varieties/
A plant that sprouted and grew in the wild is referred to as a variety. These are the naming conventions used for creating a plant title: Variety names are: Preceded by var. (abbreviation for variety) Not in quotes; In latin (sometimes used to describe a unique characteristic, or a name) Cultivar names are: Put in single quotes; Capitalised
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This means that most of the names you know for roses, like ‘Easy Does It’ are not variety name but cultivar names. The same is true for daylilies and hosta. ‘Granny Smith’ and ‘Red Delicious’ are the cultivar names of apples, while ‘Big Boy’ and ‘Early Girl’ are cultivar name of tomatoes.
http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-basics/nomenclature/the-difference-between-cultivar-and-variety/
difference between cultivar and variety
In simple terms a variety is a type of plant that arose in nature while a cultivar is the result human intervention.