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Chenopodiaceae

Common beet

Beta vulgaris L.

Family
Chenopodiaceae
Genus
Beta

Pets and kids

  • CatsNot sure
  • DogsNot sure
  • KidsSafe
Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Safe

Sources below say it is non-toxic to young children. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.

Common beet: Stereoscopic picture of beet seeds.
Photo: John Alan Elson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Is Common beet safe for cats, dogs and kids?

Is Common beet safe for cats?

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Is Common beet safe for dogs?

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Is Common beet safe for kids?

Our sources call Common beet non-toxic to young children. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

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Common names

By language (98)
Afrikaans
Beet
Albanian
Panxhari
Amharic
ቀይ ስር
Arabic
شمندر, بنجر, Beet, البنجر, الشمندر, سلق, شوندر, بنجر بري
Aragonese
Remolacha
Armenian
Բազուկ, Ճակնդեղ
arz
شمندر
Asturian
Remolacha, Betarraba blanca, acelga
Azerbaijani
Adi çuğundur, Xörək çuğunduru
ba
Сөгөлдөр
bar
Ranna
Basque
Beterraba, Erremolatxa gorri, Zuhain-erremolatxa, Bazka-erremolatxa
Belarusian
Буракі звычайныя
Bhojpuri
चुकंदर
bo
སྡོ་ཚལ་མངར་མོ།
Bosnian
Cikla
Breton
Beterabez
Bulgarian
Червено цвекло, Кръмно цвекло
Burmese
မုန်လာဥနီ
Cantonese
甜菜
Catalan
Bleda-rave
Chinese
甜菜, 根菾菜, 莙荙子, 红牛皮菜, 菾菜, 厚皮菜, 糖萝卜, 紫菜头
Croatian
Cikla
csb
Rąkla
cv
Чĕкĕнтĕр, Выльăх кăшманĕ
Czech
Řepa obecná, Krmná řepa
Danish
Almindelig Bede
Divehi
ރަންގުމޫ
Dutch
Biet, Strandbiet, Strandbiet en Biet, Voederbiet
English
Common beet, Beet, Sea beet, Mangelwurzel, Fodder beet, Mangel beet, Mangold, Mangold wurzel
Esperanto
Beto
Estonian
Harilik peet
Finnish
Juurikas, Ruokajuurikas, Rehujuurikas
French
Betterave, Betterave chioggia, Betterave crapaudine, Betterave rouge, Betterave fourragère
frr
Rööw, Fuderrööw
Galician
Remolacha
Georgian
Ჭარხალი
German
Rübe, Beta-Rübe, Futterrübe, Kulturrüben, Runkelrübe
grc
Λειμώνιον
Greek
Παντζάρι
Guarani
Remolácha
gv
Beetys mooar
Haitian Creole
Bètrav
Hebrew
סלק
Hindi
चुकंदर, चुकन्दर
hsb
Wšědna rěpa
Hungarian
Cékla, Takarmányrépa
Icelandic
Beðja
Igbo
Beet, Sea beet
Indonesian
Bit gula, Bit
inh
Чахра
Italian
Barbabietola, Barbabietola da foraggio
Japanese
フダンソウ属, マンゲルワーゼル, 飼料用ビート
Kazakh
As qızılşası, Ас қызылшасы, اس قىزىلشاسى
kbp
Pɛteravi
Kinyarwanda
Beterave
Korean
비트
Kurdish
Silk, سلک, Silq
lad
Kuchundúrya
Latvian
Parastā biete, Lapu biete, Lopbarības biete, Runkulis
lij
Giæa
Lithuanian
Runkelis, Pašarinis runkelis
Luxembourgish
Rommel
Macedonian
Блитва, Сточна репка, Добиточна репка
Malagasy
Betiravy
Malayalam
ബീറ്റ് റൂട്ട്
myv
Якстерькай
nds
Runkelrööv
Nepali
चुकन्दर
Norwegian Bokmål
Rødbete, Bete, Mangold
Norwegian Nynorsk
Fôrbete
nv
Łeehdoolʼeez łichííʼí
os
Цæхæра, Дзæхæра, Къумбул, Къуымбыл, Сырх цæхæра, Фосы цæхæра
pcd
Biéte, Biétrape éd vaques
Persian
چغندر, چغندر گاوی
pnt
Σέφτελον, Σεύτελον
Polish
Burak zwyczajny, Burak pastewny
Portuguese
Beterraba, Beterraba doce
Quechua
Rimulacha, Misk'i raphi, Remolacha
Romanian
Sfeclă roșie
Russian
Свёкла обыкновенная, Béta vulgáris, Бурак, Буряк, Свёкла кормовая
scn
Agghiti, Aggiti, Aìti, Ggiri, Gira, Giri, Salchi, Sarca
Scottish Gaelic
Biotais
Serbian (Latin)
Cikla, Cvekla
sgs
Batvėnis
Slovak
Repa obyčajná, Cvikla
Slovenian
Navadna pesa, Rdeča pesa, Pesa, Pesa, rdeča, Krmna pesa
Somali
Dabocase
Spanish
Acelga
Swedish
Beta, Foderbeta
Tajik
Лаблабу
Turkish
Pancar
Ukrainian
Буряк столовий, Буряк кормовий
Vietnamese
Củ cải ngọt
vls
Bête
Walloon
Betråle, Bètrâve, Bétrâbe, Pètrâbe, Pètrâle, Pétrâde, Pétrâve
Welsh
Betysen, Betysen borthi
wuu
甜菜

Synonyms

  • Beta alba DC.
  • Beta altissima Steud.
  • Beta atriplicifolia Rouy
  • Beta bengalensis Roxb.
  • Beta brasiliensis Voss
  • Beta carnulosa Gren.
  • Beta cicla (L.) L.
  • Beta cicla (L.) Pers.
  • Beta cicla var. argentea Krassochkin & Burenin
  • Beta cicla var. viridis Krassochkin & Burenin
  • Beta crispa Tratt.
  • Beta decumbens Moench
  • Beta esculenta Salisb.
  • Beta foliosa Ehrenb. ex Steud.
  • Beta hortensis Mill.
  • Beta hybrida Andrz.
  • Beta incarnata Steud.
  • Beta lutea Steud.
  • Beta marina Crantz
  • Beta maritima L.
  • Beta maritima subsp. atriplicifolia (Rouy) Burenin
  • Beta maritima subsp. danica Krassochkin
  • Beta maritima subsp. marcosii (O.Bolòs & Vigo) Juan & M.B.Crespo
  • Beta maritima subsp. orientalis (Roth) Burenin
  • Beta maritima var. atriplicifolia Krassochkin
  • Beta maritima var. erecta Krassochkin
  • Beta maritima var. glabra Delile
  • Beta maritima var. pilosa Delile
  • Beta maritima var. prostrata Krassochkin
  • Beta noeana Bunge ex Boiss.
  • Beta orientalis Roth
  • Beta orientalis L.
  • Beta purpurea Steud.
  • Beta rapa Dumort.
  • Beta rapacea Hegetschw.
  • Beta rosea Steud.
  • Beta sativa Bernh.
  • Beta stricta K.Koch
  • Beta sulcata Gasp.
  • Beta triflora Salisb.

and 39 more.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual, Biennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.