Description: A locally abundant seashore plant of very untidy growth, with small green flowers. Mainly found along the north coast and the Co. Down coast.

The cultivated varieties of beet, including the sugar beet, were derived from this wild plant.

All names: Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima (L.) Arcang.

Distribution Map from NBN: Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.