EPPO Global Database

• EPPO Code: BEAVX
• Preferred name: Beta vulgaris
• Authority: Linnaeus

This covers the species Beta vulgaris in all its wild and cultivated forms, including cultivated forms growing as weeds. The cultivated forms can be considered together as B. vulgaris subsp. vulgaris, or separated into varieties used for different purposes.

Genome sequence published in 2013