''Beta macrocarpa'', the large-fruited beet, is a species of flowering plant in the family

Amaranthaceae Amaranthaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the amaranth family, in reference to its type genus '' Amaranthus''. It includes the former goosefoot family Chenopodiaceae and contains about 165 genera and 2,040 species, making i ...

, native to the

Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are west of Mo ...

and the shores of the Mediterranean. It is widely used to study

beet necrotic yellow vein virus Beet necrotic yellow vein virus (BNYVV) is a plant virus, transmitted by the plasmodiophorid '' Polymyxa betae.'' The BNYVV is a member of the genus ''Benyvirus'' and is responsible for rhizomania, a disease of sugar beet (Rhizo: root; Mania: ma ...

in an effort to improve the

sugar beet A sugar beet is a plant whose root contains a high concentration of sucrose and which is grown commercially for sugar production. In plant breeding, it is known as the Altissima cultivar group of the common beet ('' Beta vulgaris''). Together ...

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macrocarpa ''Hesperocyparis macrocarpa'' is a coniferous tree. It is commonly known as the Monterey cypress and is one of several species of cypress trees endemic to California. The Monterey cypress is found naturally only on the Central Coast of Califor ...

Flora of the Canary Islands Flora of North Africa Flora of Portugal Flora of Spain Flora of the Balearic Islands Flora of Sardinia Flora of Italy Flora of Sicily Flora of Greece Flora of Crete Flora of Turkey Flora of Cyprus Flora of Palestine (region) Plants described in 1826 {{Amaranthaceae-stub