PLANTS Profile for Beta vulgaris (common beet)

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PLANTS Profile

Beta vulgaris L.
common beet

Symbol:

BEVU2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Chenopodiaceae

Duration:

Annual
Biennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
PR		I

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More Information:

Synonyms:
Beta vulgaris L.

	BEMA3	Beta maritima L.
	BEVUM	Beta vulgaris L. ssp. maritima (L.) Arcang.

Distribution:
Beta vulgaris L.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, CA, CT, MA, ME, MI, MO, MT, NC, NH, NY, OR, PA, SC, TX, UT, VA, WV), USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Beta vulgaris L.

View 34 genera in Chenopodiaceae, 10 species in Beta or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Beta vulgaris ssp. cicla
chard

Beta vulgaris ssp. macrocarpa
beet

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Beta vulgaris L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Chenopodiaceae – Goosefoot family
Genus	Beta L. – beet
Species	Beta vulgaris L. – common beet

Introduced Information:
Beta vulgaris L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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