{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Glossary","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary","author_name":"Glossary","author_url":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/author\/adminglossary\/","title":"Subspecies - Definition of Subspecies","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"KyJ9CGTlKR\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/subspecies\/\">Subspecies<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/subspecies\/embed\/#?secret=KyJ9CGTlKR\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Subspecies&#8221; &#8212; Glossary\" data-secret=\"KyJ9CGTlKR\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Subdivision of species, each subspecies being geographically or ecologically isolated from each other and with fewer distinguishing characters than demarcate a species; often used merely in a hierarchical sense of being between a species and a variety.A category intermediate in rank between species and variety, based on a smaller number of correlated characters than are used to differentiate species and generally conditioned by geographical and\/or ecological occurrence.A regional form of a species isolated from other populations. Usually abbreviated: subsp.A subdivision of a species, separated for the purposes of plant classification on several conspicuous characters, genetic differences or on eco logical or geographical criteria or any combination of these.A group of plants within a species, different from the norm but not sufficiently so to rank them as a species in their own right.A naturally occurring, regional form of a species, often isolated from other subspecies but still potentially interfertile with them.The next rank in plant classification below species, applied mainly to wild populations: thus a species may be subdivided into 2 or more subspecies, each usually with its own geographical distribution though these may sometimes overlap. As soon as the first subspecies name is published under any plant species, there is automatically created the concept of the typical subspecies, which normally repeats the name of the species. Thus Veronica spicata is now subdivided into the gray-leafed V. spicata subsp. incana and the \u2018normal\u2019 green-leafed V. spicata subsp. spicata. In this and other horticulturally oriented books the typical subspecies name is omitted but implied, in particular when one of the other subspecies is listed. The abbreviation \u2018subsp.\u2019 is preferred as the alternative \u2018ssp.\u2019 is easily confused with \u2018spp.\u2019A subdivision of a species; subspecies are distinct in structure or colour but can interbreed and are therefore included in the same species. The characteristics separating subspecies are more marked than those separating varieties.Variants or subspecies of a species that exhibit distinct appearances. They are typically found within a specific habitat or possess a unique geographical distribution."}