Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima
Comp. Fl. Ital., 593. 1882.
Common names: Sea beet
Introduced
Basionym: Beta maritima Linnaeus Sp. Pl. ed. 2, 1: 322. 1762
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Mentioned on page 266, 267.
Plants annual to perennial; roots brown, fibrous, sometimes swollen and woody, not fleshy. Stems procumbent to erect, simple, to 80 cm. Leaves: petiole equaling blade; blade oblanceolate, 1–10 × 0.5–8 cm. Cymes 1–3-flowered. 2n = 18.
Phenology: Flowering spring–early fall.
Habitat: Moist, sandy places near the coast and in waste areas
Elevation: 0-200 m
Distribution
Introduced; Calif., N.J., s Europe
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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3mm;5mm +
obtuse +
slippery +
dark red;green +
oblanceolate +
fleshy +
equaling +
absent +
1;5 +
monomorphic +
connate +
dimorphic +
absent +
Sea beet +
1-3-flowered +
spikelike +
coiled +
curved +
developing +
annular +
large +
storage +
common +
white +
bracteate +
clustered +
bisexual +
mature +
ebracteate +
spikelike +
ebracteate +
true +
alternate +
pronounced +
connate +
semi-inferior +
attached +
campylotropous +
petaloid +
imbricate +
distinct +
absent +
inconspicuous +
accrescent +
fleshy +
urn--shaped +
mottled +
copious +
absent +
1/2;2/3 +
absent +
Comp. Fl. Ital., +
1882 +
connate +
pelviform +
brown +
swollen +
thickened +
scurfy +
inflated +
dark-brown +
horizontal +
Introduced +
cylindric +
absent +
absent +
simple +
stellate +
procumbent +
erect +
silvery +
not fleshy +
connate +
lacking +
reduced;small +
fleshy +
1;3 +
prickly +
variable +
indistinct +
shiny +
verrucate +
Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima +
Beta vulgaris +
subspecies +
glabrous +
absent +