''Beta nana'', the dwarf 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 mountains of central and southern Greece. Its resistance to cold has potential in efforts 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 ...

. The plants are small, with rosettes of leaves typically no more than 10 cm across. Flowers are single. Fruit is a hard monogerm seed that contains a single embryo.

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nana Endemic flora of Greece Plants described in 1846 {{Amaranthaceae-stub