Beta vulgaris var. vulgaris L.
Engl.: garden beet, red beet.
Deu.: Rote Bete.
Fran.: betterave.
Sven.: rödbeta.
Suom.: punajuuri, punajuurikas.
Bot. syn.: Beta vulgaris L. ssp. esculenta Cout., Beta vulgaris L. var. conditiva Alef.
Classic texts: Salmon 1710.
Classic texts: Salmon 1710.
Classic texts: John Hill 1812.
Classic texts: Rafinesque 1828-1830.
Flowering plants. Brussels bot.g., Belgium. Planted. 2008-06-05.
Cut-up roots, one 'Target', the other the usual red. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Picked. 1999-08-01.
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