Brassicaceae
Horseradish
Armoracia rusticana
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Armoracia
Pets and kids
- CatsNot sure
- DogsNot sure
- KidsNot sure
Why
Cats: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Dogs: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Kids: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.
Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.
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Common names
By language (83)
- Afrikaans
- Peperwortel
- Arabic
- فجل الخيل الريفي, أرموراسيا, جرجار نبات, خردل الألمان, فجل الخيل, فجل بري, فجل حار
- Armenian
- Կծվիչ սովորական
- arz
- فجل الخيل الريفى
- azb
- عادی قیتیق اوْتو
- Azerbaijani
- Adi qıtıqotu
- ba
- Керән
- Bangla
- সজিনা
- bar
- Kren
- Basque
- Errefau min
- Belarusian
- Хрэн звычайны
- Bosnian
- Hren
- Breton
- Riforz
- Bulgarian
- Хрян
- Cantonese
- 辣根
- Catalan
- Rave rusticà, Rave picant
- Chinese
- 辣根, 馬蘿蔔, 马萝卜, 亮菌
- Croatian
- Hren
- cv
- Хĕрен
- Czech
- Křen selský, Křen
- Danish
- Peberrod, Amoracia rusticana
- dsb
- Kśěn
- Dutch
- Mierikswortelplant, Mierik, Mierikswortel
- English
- Horseradish, Horseradish plant
- Esperanto
- Kreno
- Estonian
- Aed-mädarõigas
- Finnish
- Piparjuuri, Maustepiparjuuri
- French
- Raifort, Cranson, Raifort Cran
- frr
- Pöberrut
- Georgian
- Პირშუშხა
- German
- Kren, Meerrettich
- Greek
- Χραίνα, Meerrettich
- Hebrew
- חזרת הגינה, חריין
- Hindi
- हॉर्सरैडिश
- hsb
- Zahrodny chrěn
- Hungarian
- Torma, Közönséges torma
- Icelandic
- Piparrót
- Indonesian
- Lobak pedas
- io
- Armoracio, Rafano
- Italian
- Barbaforte, Cren, Rafano rusticano, Rafano tedesco
- Japanese
- ホースラディッシュ, わさびだいこん, ウマワサビ, セイヨウワサビ, ヤマワサビ, レフォール, レホール, ワサビダイコン
- Kazakh
- Ақжелкек
- Korean
- 겨자무, 호스래디시
- Latvian
- Mārrutks, Mārrutki
- li
- Mieraedig
- lij
- Rava
- Lithuanian
- Valgomasis krienas, Krienai, Krienas
- Luxembourgish
- Mierréidech, Moschterkraut
- Macedonian
- Рен
- Malay
- Lobak kuda
- Malayalam
- അർമോറേഷ്യ റസ്റ്റിക്കാന
- mrj
- Ӹрӓн
- myv
- Крён
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Pepperrot
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Peparrot, Chrein, Chren, Horseradish, Hrein, Hren, Krein, Kren
- Odia
- ହର୍ସରାଡିଶ
- os
- Туттургъан
- Persian
- ترب کوهی
- Polish
- Chrzan pospolity
- Portuguese
- Raiz-forte, Armorácia, Rabiça brava, Rabiça-brava, Rabo-de-cavalo, Rábano, Rábano bastardo, Rábano de cavalo
- Punjabi
- ਹੋਰਸੇਰਾਡਿਸ਼
- roa
- Varvaforte
- Romanian
- Hrean
- rup
- Olmu
- Russian
- Хрен обыкновенный, Хрен деревенский
- sco
- Reidcoll
- Serbian
- Рен
- Serbian (Latin)
- Hren
- sgs
- Krėins
- Slovak
- Chren dedinský
- Slovenian
- Navadni hren, Hren
- Spanish
- Rabano picante, Rábano Picante, Rábano Rusticano, Jaramago oficinal, Mostaza romana, Rabano magisco, Rabano magistro, Rabano rusticano
- Swedish
- Pepparrot
- Tajik
- Турби кӯҳӣ
- Thai
- ฮอร์สแรดิช
- Turkish
- Bayır turpu, Aсırga, Bayırturpu, Yaban turpu
- Ukrainian
- Хрін звичайний, Хрін
- Uzbek
- Yerqalampir
- vec
- Cren
- Vietnamese
- Cải ngựa
- Welsh
- Rhuddygl poeth
- wuu
- 辣根
- Yiddish
- כריין, כרײן
Synonyms
- Armoracia armoracia (L.) Cockerell ex Daniels
- Armoracia austriaca (Crantz) Bluff, Nees & Schauer
- Armoracia lapathifolia Gilib.
- Armoracia rustica Schur
- Armoracia sativa Bernh.
- Cardamine armoracia (L.) Kuntze
- Cochlearia armoracia L.
- Cochlearia lancifolia Stokes
- Cochlearia lapathifolia Gilib.
- Cochlearia rusticana Lam.
- Cochlearia variifolia Salisb.
- Crucifera armoracia (L.) E.H.L.Krause
- Nasturtium armoracia (L.) Fr.
- Radicula armoracia (L.) B.L.Rob.
- Raphanis magna Moench
- Raphanus rusticanus Garsault
- Rorippa armoracia Hitchc.
- Rorippa rusticana (G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb.) Gren. & Godr.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Pethan, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Christian Fischer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.