aff.

Glenn Rankin (rankin@saiph.hpl.hp.com)
Tue, 8 Aug 95 10:54:08 PDT

Hi all,

Could someone expound on the meaning of >aff.< when used in plant
nomenclature? I see it a lot in seed lists and I just saw it used in a
general discussion here on CP. For instance, is D. aff. erythrorhiza
ssp. squamosa a form of D. erythrorhiza ssp. squamosa, or is it
something else?

Glenn Rankin
rankin@hpl.hp.com