Beta (plant)

Beta
Sugarbeet (Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Subfamily: Betoideae
Tribe: Beteae
Moq.
Genus: Beta
L.
Type species
Beta vulgaris
L.
Species

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Beta is a genus in the flowering plant family Amaranthaceae. The best known member is the common beet, Beta vulgaris, but several other species are recognised. Almost all have common names containing the word "beet". Wild Beta species can be found throughout the Atlantic coast of Europe, the Mediterranean coastline, the Near East, and parts of Asia including India.

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