PLANTS Profile for Beta (beet)

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PLANTS Profile

Beta L.
beet

Symbol:

BETA

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Chenopodiaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

More Information:

Distribution:
Beta L.

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 L.

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

Distribution of Beta adanensis A. Pamukc. ex Aellen. .

Beta adanensis
beet

Distribution of Beta atriplicifolia Rouy. .

Beta atriplicifolia
beet

Distribution of Beta lomatogona Fisch. & C.A. Mey.. .

Beta lomatogona
beet

Distribution of Beta nana Boiss. & Heldr.. .

Beta nana
beet

Beta patellaris
beet

Beta patula
beet

Distribution of Beta procumbens C. Sm.. .

Beta procumbens
cultivated beet

Distribution of Beta trigyna Waldst. & Kit.. .

Beta trigyna
beet

Distribution of Beta trojana A. Pamukc. ex Aellen. .

Beta trojana
trojan beet

Distribution of Beta vulgaris L.. . Image Available.

Beta vulgaris
common beet

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Beta 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

More Accounts and Images:
Beta L.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20680.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 06:34 AM CDT