Beta vulgaris
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Summary
Beta vulgaris is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.66% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,315 views/month, #1,297 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- Parent taxon: Beta sect. Beta[4], Beta subsect. Beta[5]
- Taxon name: Beta vulgaris[6]
- Has use: fodder[7], medicinal plant[8], food[9]
- Commons category: Beta vulgaris[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Beta vulgaris[11]
- Commons gallery: Beta vulgaris[12]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 25(2)[15], GGIR: A Research Community–Driven Open Source R Package for Generating Physical Activity and Sleep Outcomes From Multi-Day Raw Accelerometer Data[16]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=300073[17]
- This taxon is source of: beet[18]
- Short name: B. vulgaris[19]
- Taxon common name: Beta-Rübe[20], common beet[21], 根菾菜[22], 甜菜[23], Strandbiet en Biet[24], řepa obecná[25], strandbiet[26], betterave[27], ruokajuurikas[28], свёкла обыкновенная[29], bleda-rave[30], 菾菜[31], 红牛皮菜[32], 莙荙子[33]
- Different from: Burak[34]
- NatureServe conservation status: secure[35]
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Identifiers
Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 54498[36], 468452[37], and 54517[38]. Beta vulgaris's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 161934[39]. Beta vulgaris's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 585884[40]. Beta vulgaris's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 8971274[41]. Beta vulgaris's ITIS TSN is recorded as 20681[42].
Why It Matters
Beta vulgaris has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]