Wasabi
Wasabia japonica
Location: Kyoto Botanical Garden- Location: Daio Wasabi Farm
- Location: Kagiken
- Location: Kyoto Botanical Garden
- Location: Hamanako Garden Park(Pacific Flora 2004)
- Location: Kyoto
- Location: Tokyo
- Location: Kyoto
- Location: Daio Wasabi Farm
- Location: Hamanako Garden Park(Pacific Flora 2004)
- Location: Daio Wasabi Farm
- Flower nameWasabi
- Scientific nameWasabia japonica
- Alias本山葵, Wasabi, Japanese horseradish, 山葵
- Place of originJapan
- Place of floweringField, River, pond, Rice paddies
- Flowering seasonMarch, April
What is Wasabi
Wasabi , scientific name: Wasabia japonica , is a perennial plant of the Brassicaceae family Wasabi genus native to Japan. It is an indispensable spice for Japanese food. It is a delicate plant cultivated in clear stream. It is used for grinding raw roots by gratering and putting in order to take off the fishy smell of sashimi and sushi.
Common name: Wasabi , Scientific name: Wasabia japonica, aka: Japanese horseradish, Origin: Japan , Plant height: 20 to 40 cm, distribution: Japan from Hokkaido to Kyushu, environment: clear stream · field, leaf color: green, flowering period: March to April, flower color: white, flower size: 0.5 to 0.7 cm, summer.
- OrderBrassicales
- FamilyBrassicaceae
- GenusWasabi
- SpeciesW. japonica
- Type of flowerRadial symmetrical flower
- Array of flowerGross inflorescence
- Petal shape4 petals
- Leaf typelanceolate
- Edge of the leafEntire
- Life typeperennial plant
- Flower colorsWhite
- Colors of the leavesGreen
- Fruit color
- Height20.0 ~ 40.0 cm
- Diameter of flower0.5 ~ 0.7 cm
