Beta (plant)

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Beta
Beetroots (cultivated Beta vulgaris)
Beetroots (cultivated Beta vulgaris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Beta
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Species

(not necessarily a complete list)
Beta adanensis
Beta atriplicifolia
Beta lomatogona
Beta nana
Beta patellaris
Beta patula
Beta procumbens
Beta trigyna
Beta trojana
Beta vulgaris

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 the common name of "Beet".

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