Beet: Species of the genus beet
Beet (Beta vulgaris) is a plant with a round or carrot-shaped root.
There are various varieties of this plant. The commonest is red beetroot, a root vegetable eaten by humans. An older variety was called mangel wurzel or mangelwurzel. This was used as fodder for cattle. Another variety is sugar beet used as a source of sugar.
| Beet | |
|---|---|
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| Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Beta |
| Species: | B. vulgaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Beta vulgaris | |
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