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Beets

Beta

Beta is a genus in the flowering plant family Amaranthaceae. The best known member is the common beet, Beta vulgaris, but several other species are recognised. Almost all have common names containing the word "beet". Wild Beta species can be found throughout the Atlantic coast of Europe, the Mediterranean coastline, the Near East, and parts of Asia including India.

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8 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Beet

speciesBeta vulgaris

Caucasian Beet

speciesBeta trigyna

Large-fruited Beet

speciesBeta macrocarpa

Beta macrorhiza

speciesBeta macrorhiza

Beta nana

speciesBeta nana

Beta corolliflora

speciesBeta corolliflora

Beta lomatogona

speciesBeta lomatogona

Beta patula

speciesBeta patula

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

pad gling gur drag chos sde yongs rdzogs

Drametse Monastery Collection · 1700 · p.94

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1491 · p.421

Latin Herbal with German Synonyms

1486 · p.66

Ortus sanitatis

1491 · p.69

Herbal of Virtues

1499 · p.65