Mangelwurzel has large white, yellow or orange-yellow swollen roots, mainly used as fodder for feeding livestock. The root can be eaten as a vegetable.
Names
Scientific
Beta vulgaris vulgaris convar. vulgaris var. crassa
English
Fodder beet
Mangel
Mangelwurzel
Mangold wurzel
Dutch
Mangelwortel
Voederbiet
Spanish
Remolacha azucarera
French
Betterave fourragère
German
Futterrübe
Italian
Barbabietola da zucchero
Taxonomy
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Amaranthaceae
Genus
Beta
Species
Beta vulgaris vulgaris convar. vulgaris var. crassa (Mangelwurzel)
Crop categories
Cool temperate crops
Forage and fodder crops
Mediterranean crops
Minor crops
Root vegetables
Subtropical crops
Temperate crops
Vegetables