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"Sometimes" is one of several qualifiers, including typically and often.  It is used to describe the degree of variability in plant characteristics.

"Sometimes" means that a given characteristic of a species is variable, with no character state occurring more often than others.

Example:  Sometimes the flowers are pink; sometimes they're white.

 

Figure A. Variable colored inflorescences of dame's rocket.
(Hesperis matronalis)

 

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