Chard

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Chard
Chard
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Beta
Species: B. vulgaris
Subspecies: B. v. var. cicla
Trinomial name
Beta vulgaris var. cicla
(L.) K.Koch

Chard (also known as Swiss chard, Silverbeet, Perpetual spinach, or Mangold) is a plant. It is a vegetable. It is in the same family with Spinach, Amaranthaceae.