What is a Plant Variety?
The term "species" is a familiar unit of botanical classification within the plant kingdom. However, it is clear that within a species there can be a wide range of different types of plant. Farmers and growers need plants with particular characteristics and that are adapted to their environment and their cultivation practices.
A plant variety represents a more precisely defined group of plants, selected from within a species, with a common set of characteristics.
![Plant Kingdom](../../shared/images/chapter/ch2_kingdom.png)
![Species](../../shared/images/chapter/ch2_species.png)
![Species](../../shared/images/chapter/ch2_varieties.png)