For the plant species and its numerous varieties, see Beta vulgaris. For other uses, see Beet (disambiguation) . The beetroot is the taproot portion of the beet plant, usually known in North America as the beet, also table beet, garden beet, or red or golden beet. It is several of the cultivated varieties of Beta vulgaris grown for their edible taproots and their greens.
Kauai [24] is the northwestern most of Hawaii's major islands. Nicknamed the Garden Island, it is covered with lush greenery and tropical plants, watered regularly by abundant rainfall.
Kauai is the Garden Island.. But one island is hardly known at all, even by most state residents. Niihau, about 18 miles northwest of Kauai, is the Forbidden Island.. It has been privately owned by the same family since 1864, when Elizabeth Sinclair purchased it from King Kamehameha V for $10,000.