Sea beet | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Amaranthaceae |
Genus: | Beta |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | B. v. subsp. maritima
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Trinomial name | |
Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima |
The sea beet, Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima (L.) Arcangeli.,[1] is an Old World perennial plant with edible leaves, leading to the common name wild spinach.