Helianthus tuberosus L.

ASTERACEAE

- Aster family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

Taxon Page:

Name: Helianthus tuberosus L.

Nomencl. ref.: Sp. Pl.: 905 (1753)
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: Jerusalem artichoke

English name: earth-apple

English name: Jerusalem-artichoke

Spanish name: patata de caña

French name: topinambour

Italian name: Topinambur

German name: Indianerknolle

Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial

Synonyms:
= Helianthus tomentosus Michx.
= Helianthus tuberosus L. var. subcanescens A. Gray

Subspecies / Varieties:
1) Helianthus tuberosus L. var. subcanescens A. Gray

TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Helianthus
Species:

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Helianthus tuberosus
Credit: Photo by Aldo De Bastiani

Helianthus tuberosus
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 486.

Helianthus tuberosus
Credit: Photo by Aldo De Bastiani

Helianthus tuberosus

Helianthus tuberosus
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Comune di Serle, centro abitato, orto. , BS, Lombardia, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License

Helianthus tuberosus
Steve Hurst - USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database - Not copyrighted image

Helianthus tuberosus
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Comune di Sgonico, ai margini della strada presso il tracciato del metanodotto. , TS, FVG, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License

Helianthus tuberosus
Photo by Leo Michels. Usage: Public Domain

Helianthus tuberosus
Credit: Photo by Aldo De Bastiani

Helianthus tuberosus
Credit: Photo by Patrizia Ferrari

Helianthus tuberosus
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License

Helianthus tuberosus
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. - Not copyrighted image

Helianthus tuberosus
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Comune di Pontremoli, lungo il fiume, MS, Toscana, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License

Helianthus tuberosus

Helianthus tuberosus
Photo by Leo Michels. Usage: Public Domain

Helianthus tuberosus

Helianthus tuberosus
Credit: Photo by Aldo De Bastiani

Helianthus tuberosus

Helianthus tuberosus
Robert H. Mohlenbrock USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. - Not copyrighted image

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK)

Distributional map for Helianthus tuberosus L.
Map for Helianthus tuberosus L.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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More species:
1) Helianthus tuberosus L. var. subcanescens A. Gray [155]
2) Helianthus uniflorus Nutt. [90]
3) Helianthus x doronicoides Lam. (pro sp.) [316]
4) Helianthus x laetiflorus Pers. (pro sp.) [421]
5) Helichrysum petiolare Hilliard & B.L. Burtt [2235]
6) Heliconia bihai (L.) L. [1699]
7) Heliconia latispatha Benth. [656]
8) Helictotrichon pubescens (Huds.) Besser ex Pilg. [149]
9) Heliotropium amplexicaule Vahl [1361]
10) Heliotropium curassavicum L. ssp. oculatum (A. Heller) Thorne [155]

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