Hablitzia
Encyclopedia
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
.
Herbaceous
A herbaceous plant is a plant that has leaves and stems that die down at the end of the growing season to the soil level. They have no persistent woody stem above ground...
perennial plant
Perennial plant
A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives for more than two years. The term is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter lived annuals and biennials. The term is sometimes misused by commercial gardeners or horticulturalists to describe only herbaceous perennials...
, native to the Caucasus
Caucasus
The Caucasus, also Caucas or Caucasia , is a geopolitical region at the border of Europe and Asia, and situated between the Black and the Caspian sea...
region. It is in the family Amaranthaceae
Amaranthaceae
The flowering plant family Amaranthaceae, the Amaranth family, contains about 176 genera and 2,400 species.- Description :Most of these species are herbs or subshrubs; very few are trees or climbers. Some species are succulent....
, subfamily Betoideae
Betoideae
The Betoideae is a small subfamily of the flowering plant family Amaranthaceae, formerly classified in family Chenopodiaceae.- Description :...
, related to Beta
Beta (plant)
Beta is a genus in the flowering plant family Amaranthaceae. The best known member is the common Beet, Beta vulgaris, but several other species are recognised...
, but unlike that genus, is a vine
Vine
A vine in the narrowest sense is the grapevine , but more generally it can refer to any plant with a growth habit of trailing or scandent, that is to say climbing, stems or runners...
, climbing to 3 m or more tall in summer.
The leaves
Leaf
A leaf is an organ of a vascular plant, as defined in botanical terms, and in particular in plant morphology. Foliage is a mass noun that refers to leaves as a feature of plants....
are edible, similar to those of the related spinach
Spinach
Spinach is an edible flowering plant in the family of Amaranthaceae. It is native to central and southwestern Asia. It is an annual plant , which grows to a height of up to 30 cm. Spinach may survive over winter in temperate regions...
.