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Hablitzia

Hablitzia
Hablitzia tamnoides - Copenhagen Botanical Garden - DSC07677.JPG
Hablitzia tamnoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Subfamily: Betoideae
Genus: Hablitzia
M.Bieb.
Species: H. tamnoides
Binomial name
Hablitzia tamnoides
M.Bieb.

Hablitzia tamnoides, the sole species in the genus Hablitzia, is a herbaceous perennial plant, native to the Caucasus region. It is in the family Amaranthaceae, subfamily Betoideae, related to Beta, but unlike that genus, is a vine, climbing to 3 m or more tall in summer.

The leaves are edible, similar to those of the related spinach.


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