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Taxon:  Beta vulgaris L. subsp. maritima (L.) Arcang.



Summary
Genus:
Beta
Section:
Beta
Family:
Chenopodiaceae
Subfamily:
Betoideae
Tribe:
Beteae
Nomen number:
103151
Place of publication:
Comp. fl. ital. 593. 1882
Verified:
02/23/2000 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Beta vulgaris L. (0 active accession[s])
Beta vulgaris L. subsp. adanensis (Pamukç. ex Aellen) Ford-Lloyd & J. T. Williams (0 active accession[s])
Beta vulgaris L. subsp. vulgaris (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Beta maritima L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Beta maritima L. subsp. maritima
Beta maritima L. var. maritima
Beta vulgaris L. var. maritima (L.) Moq.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Boulos, L. 1999-. Flora of Egypt
  3. Coons, G. H. 1975. Interspecific hybrids between Beta vulgaris L. and the wild species of Beta. J. Amer. Soc. Sugar Beet Technol. 18:281-306. Note: lists as Beta maritima
  4. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: = Beta maritima L.
  5. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  6. Eriksson, O. et al. 1979. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 2. Note: = Beta maritima L.
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  8. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  9. Ford-Lloyd, B. V. & J. T. Williams. 1975. A revision of Beta section Vulgares (Chenopodiaceae), with new light on the origin of cultivated beets. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 71:100. Note: lists as Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima (L.) Thell., 1912
  10. Frese, L. et al. 2001. Chapter 17. Potential of genetic resources and breeding strategies for base-broadening in Beta. Broadening the genetic base of crop production 295-309. Note: IPGRI/FAO
  11. George, A. S., ed. 1984. Flora of Australia. 4:277. Note: = Beta vulgaris var. maritima (L.) Thell.
  12. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984. Med-Checklist. 1:276. Note: = Beta maritima L.
  13. Izquierdo Z., I. et al., eds. 2004. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
  14. Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
  15. Lange, W. et al. 1999. Taxonomy and cultonomy of beet (Beta vulgaris L.). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 130:81-96.
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  17. Letschert, J. P. W. 1993. Beta section Beta: biogeographical patterns of variation, and taxonomy. Agric. Univ. Wageningen Pap. 93-1:32.
  18. Panella, L. & R. T. Lewellen. 2007. Broadening the genetic base of sugar beet: introgression from wild relatives. Euphytica 154:383-400. Note: Netherlands journal of plant breeding
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  22. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  23. Shen, Y. et al. 1998. Genetic relationships within the genus Beta determined using both PCR-based marker and DNA sequencing techniques. Heredity 80:624-632.
  24. Silva, L. et al. 2005. Listagem da fauna e flora terrestres dos Açores. Lista des plantas vasculares (Pteridophyta e Spermatophyta).
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  29. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
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  31. 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Common names
English
sea beet –
Arabic
salq –
German
See-Mangold –
Wild-Bete –
India
palangsag –
palanki –
Swedish
strandbeta –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores 
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands 
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanarias 
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaEgyptSinai 
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaJordan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey w.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany n.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeIreland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden s.w.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece incl. Crete
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, Sicily
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeMontenegro  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. Corsica
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain incl. Baleares
3AdventiveEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  
3AdventiveEuropeNorthern EuropeFinland  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNew South Wales 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaSouth Australia 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaVictoria 
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeDenmark  
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden  
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Jersey 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornia 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaBuenos Aires 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaRío Negro 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canarias], Portugal [Azores, Madeira Islands]
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, Egypt [Sinai], Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey (w.)
  • CAUCASUS: Azerbaijan
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden (s.w.)
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Belgium, Germany (n.), Netherlands
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Montenegro
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Adventive
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Finland
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Poland
Naturalized
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria]
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, Norway, Sweden
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Slovenia
Northern America
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [New Jersey]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California]
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Buenos Aires, Río Negro], Chile
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodvegetableas Beta vulgaris var. orientalisNayar, M. P. & K. Ramamurthy. 1977. Beta vulgaris var. orientalis, a useful green vegetable of northern India. Econ. Bot. 31:372.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=103151. Accessed 26 April 2025.