Helianthus tuberosus
Jerusalem artichoke
Family:
Aster (Asteraceae)
Lifespan:
Perennial
Height:
150-300 cm
Flower Color:
Golden yellow
Flower Size:
Heads 7.5 cm wide
Bloom Season:
August-October
Fruit:
N/A
Conditions:
Sloughs; often in alluvial soils of valleys; waste ground; roads; railroads.
Sunlight:
N/A
Moisture:
N/A
Tubers eaten raw, cooked, or pickled. Contain the carbohydrate inulin with the fruit sugar levulose, which can be eaten by diabetics. Other possible uses- seeds-breadstuff, oil, soup, coffee substitute.
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