Beta trigyna Waldst. & Kit.

Beet (en), Betterave à trois stigmates (fr), Bette à trois stigmates (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Amaranthaceae > Beta

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.45
Mature height (meter) 0.9
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Steppe, roadsides, seacoasts, cultivated land and grassy places in Turkey. Occasionally persists in fields in Britain.
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It is a temperate plant.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-7

Usage

The leaves are fried in oil and eaten. The leaves are used for sarma in Turkey. They are rolled around a filling of rice or minced meat.
Uses gene source oil
Edible leaves roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Beta trigyna habit picture by David Hocken (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Beta trigyna leaf picture by benoit bock (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Beta trigyna flower picture by David Hocken (cc-by-sa)
Beta trigyna flower picture by David Hocken (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Beta trigyna world distribution map, present in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, France, Georgia, Croatia, Italy, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Ukraine, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:164502-1
WFO ID wfo-0000564990
COL ID LNNH
BDTFX ID 9512
INPN ID 85819
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Beta cicla Beta cycla Beta trigyna