The leaves of Chard have thick and fleshy midribs and are used as a vegetable.
Names
Scientific
Beta vulgaris vulgaris convar. cicla. var. flaviscens
English
Chard
Swiss chard
Dutch
Warmoes
Spanish
Acelga
French
Bette
Blette
German
Rippen-Mangold
Römischer Mangold
Stiel-Mangold
Italian
Bietola
Taxonomy
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Amaranthaceae
Genus
Beta
Species
Beta vulgaris vulgaris convar. cicla. var. flaviscens (Chard)
Crop categories
Cool temperate crops
Leaf vegetables
Mediterranean crops
Minor crops
Subtropical crops
Temperate crops
Vegetables