Beta patula | |
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Habit | |
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Chão islet, with Cevada islet on the horizon | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Amaranthaceae |
Genus: | Beta |
Species: | B. patula
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Binomial name | |
Beta patula |
Beta patula is a species of wild beet in the family Amaranthaceae, native to Madeira. [2] It is a close relative of Beta vulgaris. [3] There are about 3000 individuals alive in the wild, distributed on two uninhabited islets; Ilhéu Chão, and Ilhéu da Cevada—also called dos Desembarcadouros—which is an extension of Ponta de São Lourenço and separated from it by only a few meters during high tide. [4]
Beta patula | |
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Habit | |
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Chão islet, with Cevada islet on the horizon | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Amaranthaceae |
Genus: | Beta |
Species: | B. patula
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Binomial name | |
Beta patula |
Beta patula is a species of wild beet in the family Amaranthaceae, native to Madeira. [2] It is a close relative of Beta vulgaris. [3] There are about 3000 individuals alive in the wild, distributed on two uninhabited islets; Ilhéu Chão, and Ilhéu da Cevada—also called dos Desembarcadouros—which is an extension of Ponta de São Lourenço and separated from it by only a few meters during high tide. [4]