Taxon: Helianthus tuberosus L.

Summary

Genus:

Helianthus

Family:

Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)

Subfamily:

Asteroideae

Tribe:

Heliantheae

Nomen number:

27946

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:905. 1753

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

03/08/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

8 (5 active, 2 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Autonym(s)
Helianthus tuberosus L. var. tuberosus

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Helianthus tomentosus Michx.
Helianthus tuberosus L. var. albus Cockerell
Helianthus tuberosus L. var. purpurellus Cockerell

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Reference(s)

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Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
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Bock, D. G. et al. 2014. Genome skimming reveals the origin of the Jerusalem artichoke tuber crop species: neither from Jerusalem nor an artichoke. New Phytol. 201:1021-1030. Note: it included six USDA accessions (PI 503279, 547230, 547243, 547248, 613795 and 650105) all hexaploids
Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1984. Herbaceous plants of Maryland
Burkart, A. E., ed. 1969-. Flora ilustrada de Entre Rios.
Chester, E. W. et al. 1993-1997. Atlas of Tennessee vascular plants.
Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning
Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
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Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 253.
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Gandhi, K. N. & R. D. Thomas. 1989. Asteraceae of Louisiana
Georgieva-Todorova, J. 1984. Interspecific hybridization in the genus Helianthus L. Z. Pflanzenzücht. 93:265-279. Note: replaced by Plant Breeding (New York)
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
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Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):126-131.
Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
Ivanov, P. et al. 2002. Application of some biotechnological achievements in sunflower breeding. Helia 25:9-18.
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Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
Margaritis, A. & P. Bajpai. 1982. Ethanol production from Jerusalem artichoke tubers (Helianthus tuberosus) using Kluvyeromyces marxianus and Saccharomyces rosei. Biotechnol. Bioengin. 24:941-953.
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Common names

LANGUAGE	NAME	NOTE	SEQ	CITATION
English	earth-apple		1	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
English	Jerusalem-artichoke		1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English	sunchoke		1	Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
English	topinambur		1	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English (Canada)	Jerusalem artichoke	Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 253.
French	artichaut de Jérusalem		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French	topinambour		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French (Canada)	topinambour	Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 253.
German	Erdbirne		2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1456.
German	Indianerknolle		2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1456.
German	Topinambur		2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1456.
Japanese Rōmaji	kiku-imo		2	Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Portuguese (Brazil)	batata-tupinambá		2	Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)	girassol-de-batata		2	Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)	tupinambá		2	Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)	tupinambor		2	Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Spanish	aguaturma		2	Mateo-Segasta, L. A. & J. R. Conde-García. 1993. El cultivo de la pataca y utilidad de sus tubérculos. Agricultura 140-149.
Spanish	castaña de tierra		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	námara		2	Mateo-Segasta, L. A. & J. R. Conde-García. 1993. El cultivo de la pataca y utilidad de sus tubérculos. Agricultura 140-149.
Spanish	pataca		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	patata de caña		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedish	jordärtskocka		2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transliterated Russian	podsolnečnik klubenosnij		2	Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Transliterated Russian	topinambur		2	Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Transliterated Russian	zemljanaja gruša		2	Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	New Brunswick
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Nova Scotia
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario	s.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Prince Edward Island
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Quebec	s.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Iowa
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	North Dakota
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maine	s.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Hampshire
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Jersey
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Rhode Island
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Vermont
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Idaho
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Wyoming
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama	n.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Delaware
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	District of Columbia
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida	n.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana	n.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Manitoba	s.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Saskatchewan	s.
2	Cultivated					widely cult. in temperate regions
4	Naturalized			Romania
4	Naturalized	Africa	Macaronesia	Portugal	Azores
4	Naturalized	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia	Ciscaucasia
4	Naturalized	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan
4	Naturalized	Asia-Temperate	China	China
4	Naturalized	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Cyprus
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia
4	Naturalized	Australasia	New Zealand	New Zealand
4	Naturalized	Europe	Eastern Europe	Belarus
4	Naturalized	Europe	Eastern Europe	Estonia
4	Naturalized	Europe	Eastern Europe	Latvia
4	Naturalized	Europe	Eastern Europe	Lithuania
4	Naturalized	Europe	Eastern Europe	Moldova
4	Naturalized	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation-European part	European part
4	Naturalized	Europe	Eastern Europe	Ukraine		incl. Krym
4	Naturalized	Europe	Middle Europe	Austria
4	Naturalized	Europe	Middle Europe	Belgium
4	Naturalized	Europe	Middle Europe	Czech Republic
4	Naturalized	Europe	Middle Europe	Germany
4	Naturalized	Europe	Middle Europe	Hungary
4	Naturalized	Europe	Middle Europe	Netherlands
4	Naturalized	Europe	Middle Europe	Poland
4	Naturalized	Europe	Middle Europe	Slovakia
4	Naturalized	Europe	Middle Europe	Switzerland
4	Naturalized	Europe	Northern Europe	Norway
4	Naturalized	Europe	Northern Europe	Sweden
4	Naturalized	Europe	Northern Europe	United Kingdom
4	Naturalized	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Albania
4	Naturalized	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bulgaria
4	Naturalized	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Croatia
4	Naturalized	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy		incl. Sardinia, Sicily
4	Naturalized	Europe	Southeastern Europe	North Macedonia
4	Naturalized	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Slovenia
4	Naturalized	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France		incl. Corsica
4	Naturalized	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Spain		incl. Baleares
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Southern South America	Uruguay
6	Other					exact native range obscure

Native
Northern America

EASTERN CANADA: Canada [New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario (s.), Prince Edward Island, Quebec (s.)]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Manitoba (s.), Saskatchewan (s.)]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Maine (s.), Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Idaho, Washington, Wyoming]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama (n.), Arkansas, Delaware, Florida (n.), Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana (n.), Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]

Cultivated (widely cult. in temperate regions)
Naturalized

REGION:

Africa

MACARONESIA: Portugal [Azores]

Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus
CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia]
CHINA: China
EASTERN ASIA: Japan

Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia
NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand

Europe

NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden
MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Switzerland, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia
EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine (incl. Krym)
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), North Macedonia, Slovenia
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica)

Southern America

SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Uruguay

Other (exact native range obscure)

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Animal food	fodder		Burkart, A. E., ed. 1969-. Flora ilustrada de Entre Rios.
Animal food	fodder		Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Animal food	fodder		Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Animal food	forage		Burkart, A. E., ed. 1969-. Flora ilustrada de Entre Rios.
Fuels	potential as petroleum substitute/alcohol	based on test of ethanol production	Margaritis, A. & P. Bajpai. 1982. Ethanol production from Jerusalem artichoke tubers (Helianthus tuberosus) using Kluvyeromyces marxianus and Saccharomyces rosei. Biotechnol. Bioengin. 24:941-953.
Human food	starch		Burkart, A. E., ed. 1969-. Flora ilustrada de Entre Rios.
Human food	vegetable		Burkart, A. E., ed. 1969-. Flora ilustrada de Entre Rios.
Medicines	folklore		McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Vertebrate poisons	mammals		Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning
Weed	potential seed contaminant		Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Weed	potential seed contaminant		Rehorek, V. 1997. Cultivated and escaped perennial Helianthus species in Europe. Preslia 69:59-70.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grinczech.vurv.cz/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=27946. Accessed 22 November 2024.