Beta vulgaris ssp cicla (L.) Arcang.
(Foliage Beet, Leaf Beet, Mangold)

Subtaxon				Example images	Rank	Featured subtaxa	No of images	No of ID refs
Beta vulgaris ssp cicla var cicla Spinach Beet, Perpetual Spinach					Variety		2 images

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Subspecies	Beta vulgaris ssp cicla (Foliage Beet, Leaf Beet, Mangold)
Species	Beta vulgaris (Beet)
Genus	Beta (beets)
Family	AMARANTHACEAE (goosefoots, oraches, glassworts, amaranths & pigweeds)
Order	CARYOPHYLLALES (pinks, goosefoots and docks)
Subclass	EU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
Class	MAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
Phylum	TRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
Kingdom	PLANTAE (plants)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Beta vulgaris ssp cicla is also a member of:
’Chenopodiaceae’ - the old Chenopodiaceae (via Beta)
Herbaceous Plants - herbaceous plants (via ’Chenopodiaceae’)

Beta vulgaris ssp cicla (Foliage Beet, Leaf Beet, Mangold) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

AMARANTHACEAE
(goosefoots, oraches, glassworts, amaranths & pigweeds)

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

TRACHEOPHYTA
(vascular plants)

PLANTAE
(plants)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Beta vulgaris ssp cicla (Foliage Beet, Leaf Beet, Mangold)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 9 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Beta vulgaris ssp cicla (Foliage Beet, Leaf Beet, Mangold)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Beta vulgaris ssp cicla is also a member of:

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