Foliage Beet - Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla var. cicla
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Foliage Beet - Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla var. cicla | dylan | Bristol | 27 Aug 2024, 12:45 a.m. | 25 Aug 2024, 7:33 p.m. | |
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Foliage Beet - Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla var. cicla | dylan | Bristol | 27 Aug 2024, 12:45 a.m. | 25 Aug 2024, 7:33 p.m. |
Species Description
Scattered throughout the UK as an escape from Cultivation. Neophyte. Habitat includes: Disturbed places such as tips, wasteland, gardens, allotments, arable fields etc. Other names include: Spinach Beet, Leaf Beet. Growing habit: Annual / Biennial. It was grown in Britain by 1570 but was not recorded from the wild until 1955. It is a cultivar derived from the wild subspecies vulgaris.