Beet

The species Beta vulgaris includes many different varieties, including: beetroot, sugar beet, mangelwurzel, and spinach beet. Most of these varieties are grown for the root, but some are leaf vegetables. All cultivated varieties fall into the subspecies Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris. This subspecies is divided in the Cicla group (the Leaf beets) and the Vulgaris group (the Tuberous beets).

Names

Scientific
   Beta vulgaris
English
   Beet
Dutch
   Biet
Spanish
   Remolacha
French
   Betterave
German
   Rübe
Italian
   Barbabietola

Taxonomy

Order
   Caryophyllales
Family
   Amaranthaceae
Genus
   Beta
Species
   Beta vulgaris (Beet)

Crop categories

Cool temperate crops
Forage and fodder crops
Leaf vegetables
Mediterranean crops
Minor crops
Root vegetables
Subtropical crops
Temperate crops
Vegetables

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