horseradish

Armoracia rusticana

  • horseradish
  • horseradish
  • Flower name
    horseradish
  • Scientific name
    Armoracia rusticana
  • Aliashorseradish, セイヨウワサビ, 蝦夷山ワサビ
  • Place of originsoutheastern Europe
  • Place of floweringHokkaido
  • Flowering seasonApril

What is horseradish

Horseradish(scientific name: Armoracia rusticana) is a cold-tolerant perennial herb native to southeastern Europe in the Brassicaceae family. The rhizome is used to spice up the plant. The large green, oval leaves are edible when stripped of their lye. It produces white four-petaled flowers in spring.

Common name: Horseradish, scientific name: Armoracia rusticana, also known as Ezo horseradish, horseradish, refol, grass height: 30 to 100 cm,, Flower color: white, Leaves: ovate, Flowers: four-petaled, Inflorescence:,panicles, Flowering season: spring, Uses: spices, vegetables.


  • Order
    Brassicales
  • Family
    Brassicaceae
  • Genus
    Armoracia
  • Species
    A. rusticana
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Gross inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    4 petals
  • Leaf type
    ovoid
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life typecold-tolerant perennial herb
  • Flower colors
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height30.0 ~ 100.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower1.0 ~ 1.0 cm

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