Beta vulgaris L. subsp. vulgaris

Spice

Family: CHENOPODIACEAE

Genus: Beta

Catalan common name: Bleda.

Spanish common name: Acelga.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands. Girona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Formentera. Cabrera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Some regions

Uses and properties: Edible or foodstuffs. Medicinal.

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte. Terophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Cultivated species. Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones.

Characteristics: Chards have large leaves with a broad, flat petiole. Cultivated plants are edible, and can frequently be found growing sub-spontaneously in many rural areas, forming a large inflorescence where the flowers can be grouped in glomerules of 2 to 8 flowers. They usually have a fleshy root.