Species of flowering plants in the cabbage family Brassicaceae
Horseradish
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom:
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Plantae
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Clade:
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Tracheophytes
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Clade:
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Angiosperms
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Clade:
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Eudicots
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Clade:
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Rosids
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Order:
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Brassicales
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Family:
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Brassicaceae
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Genus:
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Armoracia
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Species:
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A. rusticana
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Binomial name
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Armoracia rusticana
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Synonyms[2]
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- Armoracia armoracia Cockerell ex Daniels
- Armoracia lapathifolia Gilib.
- Armoracia rustica Schur
- Armoracia sativa Bernh.
- Cardamine armoracia (L.) Kuntze
- Cochlearia armoracia L.
- Cochlearia lancifolia Stokes
- Cochlearia lapathifolia Gilib.
- Cochlearia rusticana Lam.
- Cochlearia variifolia Salisb.
- Crucifera armoracia E.H.L.Krause
- Nasturtium armoracia (L.) Fr.
- Raphanis magna Moench
- Raphanus rusticanus Garsault
- Rorippa armoracia (L.) Hitchc.
- Rorippa rusticana (G. Gaertn., B. Mey. & Scherb.) Godr.
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Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana, syn. Cochlearia armoracia) is a perennial plant of the family Brassicaceae (which also includes mustard, wasabi, broccoli, cabbage, and radish). It is a root vegetable, cultivated and used worldwide as a spice and as a condiment. The species is probably native to Southeastern Europe and Western Asia.