Beta macrocarpa
Species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae
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Beta macrocarpa, the large-fruited beet, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to the Canary Islands and the shores of the Mediterranean.[1][2] It is widely used to study beet necrotic yellow vein virus in an effort to improve the sugar beet.[3]
| Beta macrocarpa | |
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| In Sebkha Kelbia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Beta |
| Species: | B. macrocarpa |
| Binomial name | |
| Beta macrocarpa | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Beta bourgaei Coss. | |
