Latin name: Beta vulgaris L. ssp. maritima (L.)
  Arcang.
  Pronunciation: BEE-ta vul-GARE-is mar-IT-i-ma

  Common name: Sea beet
  Family: Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot)
  Habitat: Sometimes naturalized in low damp
  places, also garden escape, native of Europe

  Blooming period: July to October
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Beta
  2) vulgaris
3) maritima
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