| Qualifier | variety |
| Definition | variety (= varietas, a formal Linnaean rank) of organism from which sequence was derived. |
| Value Format | "free text" |
| Example | <INSDQualifier_value>insularis</INSDQualifier_value> |
| Comment | use the cultivar qualifier for cultivated plant varieties, i.e., products of artificial selection; varieties other than plant and fungal variatas should be annotated via a note qualifier, e.g. with the value <INSDQualifier_value>breed:Cukorova</INSDQualifier_value> |