Beta vulgaris ssp maritima (L.) Arcang.
(Sea Beet)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SubspeciesBeta vulgaris ssp maritima (Sea Beet)
SpeciesBeta vulgaris (Beet)
GenusBeta (beets)
FamilyAMARANTHACEAE (goosefoots, oraches, glassworts, amaranths & pigweeds)
OrderCARYOPHYLLALES (pinks, goosefoots and docks)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Beta vulgaris ssp maritima (Sea Beet) :
1: Beta vulgaris ssp maritima (Sea Beet)
2 Jun 2013 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Plant washed out of bank on shore of harbour
Image 1: Plant washed out of bank on seashoreImage 2: Rootstock
2: Beta vulgaris ssp maritima (Sea Beet)
9 Jun 1975 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England

specimen with a few branches

Image 1: Plant
3: Beta vulgaris ssp maritima (Sea Beet)
29 Jul 1971 OSGR: SX84 50° 20’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England

specimen with a few branches

Image 1: Fruits - enlarged

Beta vulgaris ssp maritima (Sea Beet) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Beta vulgaris ssp maritima (Sea Beet)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Beta vulgaris ssp maritima (Sea Beet)
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