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Beta patula
Plate 1 of 1. (c) Nóbrega H, Freitas G, Zavattieri MA, Ragonezi C, Pinheiro de Carvalho MÂA (2021) Structure and floristic composition associated with an endangered species Beta patula Aiton (Amaranthaceae) in the Islands of Madeira Archipelago. Biodiversity Data Journal , some rights reserved (CC BY) · via iNaturalist
IUCN CR · Critically endangered

Beta patula

Beta patula is a species of wild beet in the family Amaranthaceae, native to Madeira. It is a close relative of Beta vulgaris. 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.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 189795.