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.
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| Armoracia rusticana in bloom | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Armoracia G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb.[1] |
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Raphanis Moench[2] | |
Species edit
Many species have been described, but most have ended up synonymized. Species still considered valid by The Plant List[3] are as follows:
- Armoracia macrocarpa (Waldst. & Kit.) Kit. ex Baumg.
- Armoracia rusticana P.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb.
- Armoracia sisymbrioides (DC.) N.Busch ex Ganesh
References edit
- ^ Oekon. Fl. Wetterau 2: 426 (1800).
- ^ Meth. 267. 4 Mai 1794, nom. rej.
- ^ "Armoracia". theplantlist.org. The Plant List. Retrieved 2 December 2019.