I agree that labiate catts are probably several basic species, not all sub-species. My arguments are more on the line of things like Cstm. integerinum with such minor variations that it's almost ludicrous to call them separate species. If it has lots of spots in the male flower on an identical plant it is maculatum. If the spots are slightly smaller it is oerstedii. If there is a slight tendency to ciliate the upper lip it is discolor and if not viridiflavum.
My point is these things are the same markers, just in slightly different positions of dominant/recessive influence. Same with Epi. diforme and six or seven others where altitude may well be the influence stressor.
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