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]

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[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

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