Beta
plant genus
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Amaranthaceae
- In Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae
Cultivars of Beta vulgaris are vegetable crops, including the sugar beet and the garden beet, or beetroot. The beet’s leaves are similar in taste to spinach (Spinacia oleracea, of the same family). The root may be dark purplish red, yellow, white, or striped. It can be boiled…
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