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Horse Radish - Armoracia rusticana

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Horse Radish Horse Radish - Armoracia rusticana dylan Purdown and Stoke Park 15 Dec 2021, 5:04 p.m. 4 Aug 2021, 3:53 p.m.
Horse Radish Horse Radish - Armoracia rusticana dylan Purdown and Stoke Park 15 Dec 2021, 5:04 p.m. 4 Aug 2021, 3:53 p.m.
Horse Radish Horse Radish - Armoracia rusticana dylan North Somerset 7 Oct 2022, 5:05 p.m. 2 Oct 2022, 4:22 p.m.

Species Description

Widespread and fairly frequent throughout the South, more scarce in the North. Habitat includes: gardens, parks, allotments, churchyards, Fields, roadside verges, wasteland, railway banks, sandy seashores, river-banks, stream sides, spoil heaps etc. Growing habit: Perennial. Flowers: May to June. It replaced the Native Dittander (Lepidium latifolium) for cultivation as a hot relish.