Beta vulgaris
Common name
Beet
Family
Amaranthaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites
NVS code
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BETVUL
Conservation status
Not assessed
Flower colours
Green
Year naturalised
1878
Origin
Coastal Europe, N. Africa, W. Asia
Etymology
beta: Origin uncertain, possibly from the Latin beta ‘beetroot’ or the Celtic bett ‘red’.