Horseradish
Armoracia rusticana
Summary 4
Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana, syn. Cochlearia armoracia) is a perennial plant of the Brassicaceae family (which also includes mustard, wasabi, broccoli, and cabbage). The plant is probably native to southeastern Europe and western Asia. It is now popular around the world. It grows up to 1.5 meters (5 feet) tall, and is cultivated primarily for its large, white, tapered root.
Web Resources 5
Read more about Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana, syn. Cochlearia armoracia)
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Sources and Credits
- (c) net_efekt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/wheatfields/4592551867/
- Jan Kops (1765-1849), no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/Armoracia_rusticanaAHA.jpg
- (c) Raffi Kojian, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gardenology.org-IMG_2788_rbgs11jan.jpg
- Adapted by Lynn Pritchett from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armoracia_rusticana
- (c) Lynn Pritchett, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
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