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beet

Plant

  • Biennial, grown as annual crop
  • 1-1½' tall

Leaf

  • Size variable
  • Rosette at base of plant
  • Broadly ovate to elongate triangular
  • Long red petioles and midrib
  • Edible when young

Root

  • Tuberous root
  • Oval to broadly drop-shaped
  • Edible
  • Red, yellow, purple