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Epithet: huachucensis
Meaning: Of or from Huachuca
Derivation: Compound of two words, "Huachuca" and the Latin suffix "-ensis," meaning "of or from a place." The Huachuca Mountains are part of the Sierra Vista Ranger District of the Coronado National Forest in Cochise County in southeastern Arizona, United States.
Pronunciation: wa-koo-KEN-sis

Whereas the generic name must be unique, there are often two or more genera with the same specific epithet. The same epithet can also be used within a species for subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars.

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