Armoracia

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.

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

See text

Synonyms

Raphanis Moench[2]

Species

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
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References

  1. Oekon. Fl. Wetterau 2: 426 (1800).
  2. Meth. 267. 4 Mai 1794, nom. rej.
  3. "Armoracia". theplantlist.org. The Plant List. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
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