Detroit Dark Red Beet
Beta vulgaris
About
Beta vulgaris (beet) is a plant which is included in Betoideae subfamily in the Amaranthaceae family. It is the economically most important crop of the large order Caryophyllales. It has several cultivar groups, the sugar beet, of greatest importance to produce table sugar; the root vegetable known as the beetroot or garden beet; the leaf vegetables chard and spinach beet; and mangelwurzel, which is a fodder crop. Three subspecies are typically recognised. All cultivars fall into...
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
How to use it
The Detroit Dark Red Beet is often used as a root vegetable in cooking and can be roasted, boiled, or pickled. Additionally, its leaves, known as beet greens, are edible and can be sautéed or used in salads. This plant is also significant in agriculture, serving as a source for sugar production, which highlights its economic importance.
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Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Detroit Dark Red Beet
- Slug
- detroit-dark-red-beet
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Beta
- Species
- vulgaris
- Category
- Root
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 45
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