Beta nana | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Amaranthaceae |
Genus: | Beta |
Species: | B. nana
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Binomial name | |
Beta nana |
Beta nana, the dwarf beet, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to the mountains of central and southern Greece.[1][2] Its resistance to cold has potential in efforts to improve the sugar beet.[3] The plants are small, with rosettes of leaves typically no more than 10 cm across. Flowers are single. Fruit is a hard monogerm seed that contains a single embryo.[4]