Helianthus tuberosus
TaxID: 4233
Basic Information
Helianthus tuberosus
Earth-apple, Jerusalem Artichoke, Jerusalem artichoke
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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Taxonomic Information
Eukaryota
Streptophyta
Magnoliopsida
Asterales
Asteraceae
Helianthus
tuberosus
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Species
k__Eukaryota;p__Streptophyta;c__Magnoliopsida;o__Asterales;f__Asteraceae;g__Helianthus;s__Helianthus tuberosus
Weeds
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Morphological Features
No morphological description available.
Host Plants (0 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
No host plants available.
Quarantine Status (3 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
| Country | Status | Year Added |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | Observation list of Invasive Alien Plants | 2013 |
| Spain | Regulated Invasive Alien Plant | 2011 |
| Serbia | A2 list | 2015 |
Distribution (70 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | Present | — |
| Andorra | Present | — |
| Argentina | Present | — |
| Armenia | Present | — |
| Australia | Present | — |
| Austria | Present | — |
| Azerbaijan | Present | — |
| Belgium | Present | — |
| Bulgaria | Present | — |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Present | — |
Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
Download CSVGenomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
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Transcriptomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No transcriptome records available.
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