Beetroot

Beet is a flowering plant species in the family Chenopodiaceae. Beet is a herbaceous biennial or perennial plant with leafy stems growing to 1-2 m tall. The flowers are produced in dense spikes, each flower very small, 3-5 mm diameter, green or tinged reddish, with five petals; they are wind-pollinated. The fruit is a cluster of hard nutlets.