Biology:Armoracia

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

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:

References

  1. Oekon. Fl. Wetterau 2: 426 (1800).
  2. Meth. 267. 4 Mai 1794, nom. rej.
  3. "Armoracia". The Plant List. http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Brassicaceae/Armoracia. 

Wikidata ☰ Q162888 entry