Chenopodiaceae

Beet

Patellifolia procumbens (C.Sm. ex Hornem.) A.J.Scott, Ford-Lloyd & J.T.Williams

Family: Chenopodiaceae
Genus: Patellifolia

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Beet: Patellifolia procumbens . Tenerife, Puerto de la Cruz, ruderal site with Pennisetum setaceum , ca. 70 m above sea level. — Photo: Gabriele Kothe-Heinrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 伏石菜, 膝甜菜
English: Beet
Spanish: Marmohaya, Pinocha

Synonyms

Beta diffusa Coss.
Beta hastata Desf.
Beta monodiana Maire
Beta patellaris Moq.
Beta patellaris f. campanulata Maire
Beta patellaris f. diffusa (Coss.) Maire
Beta patellaris f. luthereaui (Maire) Maire
Beta patellaris f. monodiana (Maire) Maire
Beta patellaris var. diffusa (Coss.) Maire
Beta patellaris var. luthereaui Maire
Beta patellaris var. monodiana (Maire) Maire
Beta procumbens C.Sm.
Beta procumbens Lange
Beta pumila Link
Beta sylvestris Webb & Berthel.
Beta webbiana Moq.
Patellaria cordata J.T.Williams, A.J.Scott & Ford-Lloyd
Patellaria procumbens (C.Sm. ex Hornem.) A.J.Scott, Ford-Lloyd & J.T.Williams
Patellaria webbiana (Moq.) J.T.Williams, A.J.Scott & Ford-Lloyd
Patellifolia patellaris (Moq.) A.J.Scott, Ford-Lloyd & J.T.Williams
Patellifolia webbiana (Moq.) A.J.Scott, Ford-Lloyd & J.T.Williams
Tetragonia pentandra Balf.f.

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Photos

Photo: Gabriele Kothe-Heinrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gabriele Kothe-Heinrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gabriele Kothe-Heinrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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). About our plant data.