View source for Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris

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|accepted_name=Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
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|common_names=Spinach chard;Swiss cha rd;mangel-wurzel;sugar beet
|basionyms=
|synonyms=
|hierarchy=Chenopodiaceae;Beta;Beta vulgaris;Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Chenopodiaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Beta]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Beta vulgaris]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subspecies</small>[[Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 4
|mention_page=page 265, 266, 267
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Plants </b>biennial; roots dark red, white, or yellow, moderately to strongly swollen, fleshy. <b>Stems</b> erect, distally branched, 60–120(–200) cm. <b>Leaves</b>: petiole 1/2–1/3 blade length; blade broadly lanceolate to cordate; basal leaf blade 10–20(–27) × 4.5–8(–18) cm; cauline leaves reduced proximally, blade rhombic to narrowly lanceolate. <b>Cymes</b> 2–8-flowered. <b>2n</b> = 18.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering spring–summer.
|habitat=Sporadic in waste areas
|elevation=0-300 m
|distribution=Ala.;Conn.;Maine;Mass.;N.H.;N.Y.;N.C.;Pa.;R.I.;S.C.;Vt.;Va.;W.Va.;s Europe;ruderal in South America and e Asia.
|discussion=<p>Subspecies vulgaris is valued as a source of sugar, a domestic vegetable, and food for livestock. Beets will grow in alkaline soils and tolerate arid conditions, making them an especially valuable crop in marginal lands. Aristotle referred to the use of red greens from beets ca. 350 b.c.</p>
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name=Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
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|rank=subspecies
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|family=Chenopodiaceae
|phenology=Flowering spring–summer.
|habitat=Sporadic in waste areas
|elevation=0-300 m
|distribution=Ala.;Conn.;Maine;Mass.;N.H.;N.Y.;N.C.;Pa.;R.I.;S.C.;Vt.;Va.;W.Va.;s Europe;ruderal in South America and e Asia.
|introduced=true
|reference=None
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|genus=Beta
|species=Beta vulgaris
|subspecies=Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
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