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Beet

Beta patula

Beet
Photo: Nóbrega H, Freitas G, Zavattieri MA, Ragonezi C, Pinheiro de Carvalho MÂA (2021) Structure and floristic composition ass, CC BY 4.0
Family
Amaranthaceae (Amaranth & beet family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
E. Madeira (to I. Chão)
Climate
subtropical

About

Beta patula is a species of wild beet in the family Amaranthaceae, native to Madeira. It is a close relative of Beta vulgaris. There are about 3000 individuals alive in the wild, distributed on two uninhabited islets; Ilhéu Chão, and Ilhéu da Cevada—also called dos Desembarcadouros—which is an extension of Ponta de São Lourenço and separated from it by only a few meters during high tide.

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Beta corolliflora · Beet · Beet · Beet · Beet · Sea beet · Sugar beet · Mangelwurzel · Common beet · Beet

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Beta patula by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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