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

• Authority

  Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

• Family

  Brassicaceae

• Scientific Name

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

• Description

  Species Description - Erect perennial to 1 m from thick roots; lower lvs long-petioled, the blade oblong, 1–3 dm, cordate at base; upper lvs smaller, short-petioled to sessile, lanceolate; racemes several, terminal and from the upper axils; pet 6–8 mm; mature pedicels ascending, 8–12 mm; frs obovoid, bilocular, to 6 mm, or falling early; style 0.3 mm, with broad, persistent stigma; seeds rarely maturing; 2n=32. Native of se. Europe and w. Asia; commonly cult. and widely escaped into moist soil. May–July. (A. armoracia; A. lapathifolia; Radicula armoracia)

• Common Names

  horse-radish