Helianthus tuberosus
species of sunflower native to eastern North America (for the root vegetable use Q55706475)
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Helianthus tuberosus is a type of sunflower native to eastern North America that is grown for its edible underground tubers. These tubers have been used as a root vegetable and are valued for their nutritional content and culinary applications.
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Species
Artichoke
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyAsteraceae
Native toAlabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa
Observations27,187
Common Name: topine
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- perennial plant
Article
The Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus), also called sunroot, sunchoke, wild sunflower, topinambur, or earth apple, is a species of sunflower native to central North America. It is cultivated widely across the temperate zone for its tuber, which is used as a root vegetable.
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