Beetroots

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Beetroot is a herbaceous biennial or perennial plant with leafy stems growing to 1-2 m tall. The leaves are heart-shaped, 5-20 cm long on wild plants (often much larger in cultivated plants). 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. The beetroot also compromises two subspecies. This species of vegetables originate from the Human homeworld of Earth.

Farming of the Beet(root) isn't as popular around the galaxy as one might think, since certain species detest the taste of the vegetable. Some species even have very strong legends revolving around the Beetroot, which tell tales of individuals having their hearts (or equivalent) explode after consuming large amounts of the vegetable.