Saturday’s morning name: mangelwurzel, the root vegetable. A beet by another name, a really big beet. (#1) Fodder beet: Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. crassa The most familiar Beta vulgaris plants are those cultivated for their edible taproots (known as beetroot, garden beets, or red beets) and leaves (known as chard). [Grammatical digression: Count & … Continue reading Mornings and mangelwurzels