Armoracia

Armoracia
Armoracia rusticana in bloom
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus:
G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb.[1]
Species

See text

Synonyms[2]

Raphanis Dodoens ex Moench[3]

Armoracia is a genus of flowering plants of the family Brassicaceae, native to the Palaearctic. Its best known member is horseradish, Armoracia rusticana, which is the type species.

Species

Many species have been described, but most have ended up synonymized. Plants of the World Online accepts three species.[2]

References

  1. ^ Oekon. Fl. Wetterau 2: 426 (1800).
  2. ^ a b "Armoracia G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  3. ^ Meth. 267. 4 Mai 1794, nom. rej.
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