Armoracia

Armoracia
Armoracia rusticana in bloom
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Brassicaceae
Genus:	Armoracia G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb.
Species
See text
Synonyms
Raphanis Dodoens ex Moench

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.

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