Chard

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
   Chenopodiaceae
Genus
   Beta
Species
   Beta vulgaris vulgaris convar. cicla. var. flaviscens (Chard)

Crop categories

Food crops
Leaf vegetables
Temperate crops
Vegetables

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