Armoracia

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Armoracia
Armoracia rusticana.jpg
Armoracia rusticana in bloom
Scientific classification e
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]

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. Species still considered valid by The Plant List[3] are as follows:

  • (Waldst. & Kit.) Kit. ex Baumg.
  • Armoracia rusticana P.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb.
  • Armoracia sisymbrioides (DC.) N.Busch ex Ganesh

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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