Beta patula

Beta patula is a species of wild beet in the family Amaranthaceae, native to Madeira.^[2] It is a close relative of Beta vulgaris.^[3] There are about 3000 individuals alive in the wild, distributed on two uninhabited islets; Ilhéu Chão, and Ilhéu da Cevada—also called dos Desembarcadouros—which is an extension of Ponta de São Lourenço and separated from it by only a few meters during high tide.^[4]

Beta patula
Habit
Chão islet, with Cevada islet on the horizon
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Genus:	Beta
Species:	B. patula
Binomial name
Beta patula Aiton