Beta vulgaris (beet) is a plant in the Chenopodiaceae family which is now included in Amaranthaceae family. It has numerous cultivated varieties, the most well known of which is the root vegetable known as the beetroot or garden beet. However, other cultivated varieties include the leaf vegetable chard, as well as the root vegetable sugar beet, which is important in the production of table sugar, and mangelwurzel, which is a fodder crop. Three subspecies are typically...
Form | herbaceous |
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Arrangement | alternate |
Leaf type | simple |
Status | rooftop_farm |