PLANTS Profile for Armoracia rusticana (horseradish)

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PLANTS Profile

Armoracia rusticana G. Gaertn., B. Mey. & Scherb.
horseradish

Symbol:

ARRU4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Brassicaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
CAN		I

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Line Drawing of Armoracia rusticana G. Gaertn., B. Mey. & Scherb.

Armoracia armoracia

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 163. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Armoracia rusticana G. Gaertn., B. Mey. & Scherb.

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Synonyms:
Armoracia rusticana G. Gaertn., B. Mey. & Scherb.

	ARAR16	Armoracia armoracia (L.) Britton
	ARLA23	Armoracia lapathifolia Gilib.
	COAR10	Cochlearia armoracia L.
	NAAR4	Nasturtium armoracia (L.) Fr.
	RAAR5	Radicula armoracia (L.) B.L. Rob.
	ROAR4	Rorippa armoracia (L.) Hitchc.

Distribution:
Armoracia rusticana G. Gaertn., B. Mey. & Scherb.


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USA (CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, UT, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK)

Related Taxa:
Armoracia rusticana G. Gaertn., B. Mey. & Scherb.

View 107 genera in Brassicaceae, 1 species in Armoracia

Classification:
Armoracia rusticana G. Gaertn., B. Mey. & Scherb.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Capparales
Family	Brassicaceae – Mustard family
Genus	Armoracia G. Gaertn., B. Mey. & Scherb. – armoracia
Species	Armoracia rusticana G. Gaertn., B. Mey. & Scherb. – horseradish

Introduced Information:
Armoracia rusticana G. Gaertn., B. Mey. & Scherb.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Armoracia rusticana G. Gaertn., B. Mey. & Scherb.

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More Accounts and Images:
Armoracia rusticana G. Gaertn., B. Mey. & Scherb.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 23044.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/13/2008 04:49 PM MDT