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Botanical details
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Potentially harmful
- Genus
Beta
- Genus description
Beta can be annual, biennial or perennial plants, often with rosettes of basal leaves and thick, fleshy roots. The genus includes a range of wild species, as well as cultivated food crops such as beetroot, chard and sugar beet
- Name status
Accepted
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