The beet goes on Beetroot: Beta vulgaris
Beetroots are members of the Amaranthaceae family. Beetroot, sugar beet and mangelbeet are all descendants of the sea beet (Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima), which is native to coastal Mediterranean regions.
Originally only the beetroot leaves were eaten and the roots used medicinally. The Greeks considered beetroots to be worth their weight in silver and offered them to
