I get confused when i see redundant name in var as in "Genus species var. variety"

[vreinkymov]

Related Topic: What’s the point of having “ssp” in scientific names on iNat?

Maybe taking a look at the Taxonomy tab for Crassula muscosa helps show this more clearly?

[jasonhernandez74]

@sedgequeen

Not necessarily the most typical, either, though the variety that repeats the species name is often called the typical variety.

Your earlier example of Pinus contorta is a prime example. The contorted variety is limited to a narrow strip of coastal dunes, whereas the tall “lodgepole” variety is spread over large areas of the West and may therefore be considered more representative of the species as a whole.