Beta vulgaris L. var. rapacea Willk.

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Family: CHENOPODIACEAE

Genus: Beta

Catalan common name: Remolatxa.

Spanish common name: Remolacha.

Province distribution: València.

Life-forms: Biennial.

Habitats: Cultivated species. Cultivated specie.

Characteristics: A small leaved beet, in comparison with the other cultivated beet species, with the nerves and petioles an intense violet in colour. The root is rounded, thick and fleshy, also violet in colour, staining the hands when broken in half.

Observations: This is a cultivated variety with an edible root.