I’d still call this subjective as some authors see a timeline where this symbol no longer becomes necessary. For instance, a species with a well-documented hybrid origin that has shown to keep distinct for a long period of time (years, decades?). In those cases I’ve seen authors opt to drop the × symbol because even though it’s a known origin, the plant has isolated itself “enough” that it’s no longer used.
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