The Flora of Derbyshire - Checklist, Maps and Sample Accounts

THIS IS A DRAFT

The species account below is an early version, drafted around 2003. It has been provided here to aid understanding, but please be aware it may not fully tally with the up-to-date map and statistics shown below.

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Dates
First year: 1995
Latest year: 2003

County Status
Casual

Family
Chenopodiaceae

Total records held
14

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 8	8
Tetrads: 13	13
Hectads: 11	11

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Aug 28 2005

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Beet is a very rare casual annual or biennial plant of waste ground and cultivated land. Records are thinly scattered across Derbyshire, except for the upland north and west (e.g. Walton SK2016; Beeley SK2667 and Melbourne SK3923). First formally recorded in 1995, it is of cultivated origin. Most records should probably refer to the subspecies Xxvulgaris, grown as Sugar Beet or Fodder Beet.