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Armoracia
Also called Horse Radishes
Armoracia is a genus in the cabbage family, best known through horseradish (A. rusticana), a hardy perennial grown for its pungent root. Grow it in cool, moist, fertile soil in full sun to part shade, and contain it with a root barrier since it spreads aggressively.
Armoracia is a genus of flowering plants of the family Brassicaceae, native to the Palaearctic. Its best known member is horseradish, Armoracia rusticana, which is the type species.
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