      
Taxon: Beta vulgaris L.
Genus: Beta section: Beta
Family: Chenopodiaceae subfamily: Chenopodioideae tribe: Beteae. Also placed in:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number: 300073
Place of publication: Sp. pl. 1:222. 1753
Typification: View record from Linnaean Plant Name Typification Project
of the Natural History Museum of London.
Name verified on: 06-Feb-1987 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 06-Apr-2009
Species priority site is: Western Regional PI Station (W6).
Accessions:
41 in National Plant Germplasm System.
See also subordinate taxa:
- beet (Source: BSBI
) – English
- beet (Source: World Econ Pl
) – English [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- beetroot (Source: Hortus 3
) – English [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- field beet (Source: Federal Seed Act
) – English [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- fodder beet (Source: Dict Rehm
) – English [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- foliage beet (Source: Dict Rehm
[as B. vulgaris var. cicla]) – English [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- garden beet (Source: Dict Rehm
) – English [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- red beet (Source: Dict Rehm
) – English [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- root beet (Source: BSBI
) – English [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- sea beet (Source: Websters Dict
) – English [Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima]
- Sicilian broad-rib beet (Source: F Turk
[as B. vulgaris var. flavescens]) – English [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- spinach beet (Source: World Econ Pl
[as B. vulgaris var. cicla]) – English [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- spinach chard (Source: F NAmer
) – English [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- sugarbeet (Source: World Econ Pl
) – English [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- Swiss chard (Source: World Econ Pl
[as B. vulgaris var. flavescens]) – English [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- yellow beet (Source: Hortus 3
) – English [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- tian cai (Source: F ChinaEng
) – Transcribed Chinese
- betterave fourragère (Source: Dict Rehm
) – French [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- betterave jaune (Source: Dict Rehm
) – French [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- betterave potagère (Source: Dict Rehm
) – French [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- betterave rouge (Source: Dict Rehm
) – French [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- betterave sucrière (Source: Dict Rehm
) – French [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- poirée à carde (Source: Dict Rehn [as B. vulgaris var. flavescens]) – French [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- poirée à couper (Source: Dict Rehm
[as B. vulgaris var. cicla]) – French [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- Futterrübe (Source: Dict Rehm
) – German [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- mangel (Source: Hortus 3
) – German [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- mangel-wurzel (Source: Dict Rehm
) – German [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- Mangold (Source: Zander ed14
[as B. vulgaris var. cicla]) – German [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- mangold (Source: Hortus 3
) – German [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- rote Bete (Source: Dict Rehm
) – German [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- rote Rübe (Source: Dict Rehm
) – German [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- Runkelrübe (Source: Dict Rehm
) – German [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- Schnittmangold (Source: Dict Rehm
[as B. vulgaris var. cicla]) – German [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- Stielmangold (Source: Dict Rehn [as B. vulgaris var. flavescens]) – German [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- Zuckerrübe (Source: Dict Rehm
) – German [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- palangsag (Source: Econ Bot
31:372. [as B. vulgaris var. orientalis]) – India [Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima]
- palanki (Source: Econ Bot
31:372. [as B. vulgaris var. orientalis]) – India [Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima]
- acelga (Source: Dict Rehm
[as B. vulgaris var. cicla]) – Portuguese [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- beterraba (Source: Dict Rehm
) – Portuguese [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- beterraba-açucareira (Source: Dict Rehm
) – Portuguese [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- beterraba-forrageira (Source: Dict Rehm
) – Portuguese [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- beterraba-sacarina (Source: Dict Rehm
) – Portuguese [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- acelga (Source: Dict Rehm
[as B. vulgaris var. cicla]) – Spanish [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- acelga cardo (Source: Dict Rehm
[as B. vulgaris var. flavescens]) – Spanish [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- betarraga azucarera (Source: Dict Rehm
) – Spanish [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- betarraga forrajera (Source: Dict Rehm
) – Spanish [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- remolacha amarilla (Source: Dict Rehm
) – Spanish [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- remolacha azucarera (Source: UPOV
) – Spanish [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- remolacha colorada (Source: Dict Rehm
) – Spanish [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- remolacha de mesa (Source: UPOV
) – Spanish [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- remolacha forrajera (Source: Dict Rehm
) – Spanish [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
- remolacha roja (Source: Dict Rehm
) – Spanish [Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]
Native:
- AFRICA
Macaronesia: Portugal - Azores, Madeira Islands; Spain - Canary Islands
Northern Africa: Algeria; Egypt; Libya; Morocco; Tunisia
- ASIA-TEMPERATE
Western Asia: Cyprus; Egypt - Sinai; Iran; Iraq; Israel; Jordan; Lebanon; Syria; Turkey
Caucasus: Azerbaijan
- EUROPE
Northern Europe: Denmark; Ireland; Sweden [s.w.]; United Kingdom
Middle Europe: Belgium; Germany [n.]; Netherlands
Southeastern Europe: Albania; Bulgaria; Croatia; Greece [incl. Crete]; Italy [incl. Sardinia, Sicily]; Montenegro; Slovenia
Southwestern Europe: France [incl. Corsica]; Portugal; Spain [incl. Baleares]
Naturalized: - widely naturalized in temperate regions
Cultivated: - widely cultivated in temperate regions
- PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) - on-line resource. (PROTABASE)
- Botanical Society of the British Isles.
2007. BSBI checklist. (BSBI)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences.
1959–. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. (F China)
- Davis, P. H., ed.
1965–1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. (F Turk)
- Encke, F. et al.
1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. (Zander ed13)
- Eriksson, O. et al.
1979. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 2. (L Macar ed2)
- FNA Editorial Committee.
1993–. Flora of North America. (F NAmer)
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO).
2010. Ecocrop - on-line resource. (Ecocrop)
- Ford-Lloyd, B. V. & J. T. Williams.
1975. A revision of Beta section Vulgares (Chenopodiaceae), with new light on the origin of cultivated beets.
Bot. J. Linn. Soc.
71:89–102.
- Hara, H. et al.
1978–1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal. (L Nepal)
- Hegi.
1960. Illustrierte Flora von Mittel-Europa. ed. 1:1906-1931; ed. 2:1936-68; ed. 3:1966- (IllF MEur)
3:555.
- Izquierdo Z., I. et al., eds.
2004. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres. (L Canaries)
- Jalas, J. & J. Suominen.
1972–. Atlas florae europaeae. (Atlas Eur)
- Komarov, V. L. et al., eds.
1934–1964. Flora SSSR. (F USSR)
- Lems, K.
1960. Floristic botany of the Canary islands. (L Canar)
- Letschert, W., J. P.
1993. Beta section Beta: biogeographical patterns of variation, and taxonomy.
Agric. Univ. Wageningen Pap.
93–1:32.
- Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster.
1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2. (Ency CNatIn)
- Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third. (Hortus 3)
- Malezasdemexico.
Malezas de México - on-line resource. (Malezas Mex)
- Mansfeld, R.
1959. Die Kulturpflanze, Beiheft 2. (Mansfeld)
- Press, J. R. & M. J. Short, eds.
1994. Flora of Madeira. (F Madeira)
[= B. vulgaris subsp. maritima].
- Quézel, P. & S. Santa.
1962–1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie. (F Alger)
- Silva, L. et al.
2005. Listagem da fauna e flora terrestres dos Açores. Lista des plantas vasculares (Pteridophyta e Spermatophyta). (L Azores)
- Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed.
1948–. Flora malesiana. (F Males)
- Steward, A. N.
1958. Manual of vascular plants of the lower Yangtze valley. (F LowYangtze)
- Täckholm, V.
1974. Students' flora of Egypt, ed. 2. (SF Egypt)
- Tutin, T. G. et al., eds.
1964–1980. Flora europaea. (F Eur)
- Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994–. Flora of China (English edition). (F ChinaEng)
- More:
Synonyms:
Check other databases for Beta vulgaris L.:
-
Flora Europaea: Database of European Plants (ESFEDS)
- Flora of North America: Collaborative Floristic Effort of North American Botanists
- Flora of China: Online version from Harvard University
- PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of
the United States and its Territories
- PROTABASE: Plant Resources of
Tropical Africa's (PROTA's) online resource
- ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
- Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed
citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
Note: Defaults to a search by genus
or species epithet if species binomial not found.
Images:
- More:
- Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
-
 Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be
inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require
specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with
properly documented herbarium material.
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URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?300073 (09 February 2010)
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