Helianthus tuberosus

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Family:ASTERACEAE
Species:Helianthus tuberosus L.
Common Name:Jerusalem Artichoke
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:HETU
Plant Notes:Jerusalem Artichoke is an introduced herbaceous perennial in the Sunflower family (Asteraceae). It has been widely cultivated for an extended period of time and its original distribution is uncertain. It is believed to be native to the central or mid-western United States. In Alabama in occurs statewide. Jerusalem Artichoke occurs around old home sites, on roadsides, in pastures and fields, and in waste areas. It is a perennial from a rhizome. Edible tubers are produced along the rhizome late in the growing season. Stems are 3-6 feet tall, sometimes branched above the middle, green or reddish brown in color, and pubescent with stiff hairs. Lower leaves are often opposite while the upper leaves are alternate. Leaves are petiolate, the petiole often winged, lanceolate to ovate in outline, 3-nerved from near the base, pubescent to glabrous, gland-dotted, with entire to serrate margins. Flowers are produced in heads. Each head has 10-20 yellow ray flowers and 60-100 yellow disc flowers. The fruit is an achene. Jerusalem Artichoke tubers were utilized as a food by Native Americans. They are similar to and can be used in many of the same ways as White Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.). Jerusalem Artichoke is grown as a crop primarily in Europe, but to some extent in North America. Plants prefer a well-draining and rich loamy soil in full sun.—A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native, FAC (NWI)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyASTERACEAE - Aster family
Genus Helianthus
Species Helianthus tuberosus L. - Jerusalem Artichoke

Citation

Citation Helianthus tuberosus Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 905. 1753.
Basionym: **
Type: Without data (lectotype: "Flos Solis Farnesianus, Aster Peruan. tuberosus" in Colonna, Ecphresis t. 13. 1616). Lectotypified by Cockerell, Amer. Naturalist 53: 188. 1919.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Helianthus besseyi Helianthus besseyi Bates, Amer. Bot. (Binghampton) 20: 17. 1914. NEBRASKA
Helianthus esculentus Helianthus esculentus Warczewicz, Allg. Gartenzeitung 20: 293. 1852.  
Helianthus mollissimus Helianthus mollissimus E. Watson, Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 9: 432. 1929. MISSOURI
Helianthus neomexicanus Helianthus neomexicanus Wooton & Standley, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 190. 1913. NEW MEXICO: Grant Co.: Mangas Springs, 19 Aug 1902, Wooton s.n. (holotype: US).
Helianthus serotinus Helianthus serotinus Tausch, Flora 11: 504. 1828.  
Helianthus strumosus subsp. tomentosus Helianthus strumosus Linnaeus, subsp. tomentosus (Michaux) Anashchenko, Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 59: 1480. 1974.Helianthus tomentosus Michaux 1803. 
Helianthus subcanescens Helianthus subcanescens (A. Gray) E. Watson, Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 9: 430. 1929.Helianthus tuberosus Linnaeus, var. subcanescens A. Gray 1884. 
Helianthus tomentosus Helianthus tomentosus Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 141. 1803. ILLINOIS
Helianthus tuberosus var. multituberculatus Helianthus tuberosus Linnaeus, var. multituberculatus Cockerell, Monthly Bull. Calif. Comiss. Hort. 8(5): 6. 1919.  
Helianthus tuberosus var. albus Helianthus tuberosus Linnaeus, var. albus Alefeld, Landw. Fl. 173. 1866.  
Helianthus tuberosus var. albus Helianthus tuberosus Linnaeus, var. albus Cockerell, Amer. Naturalist 53: 189. 1919, non Alefeld 1866.  
Helianthus tuberosus var. alexandri Helianthus tuberosus Linnaeus, var. alexandri Cockerell, Amer. Naturalist 53: 188. 1919. MICHIGAN
Helianthus tuberosus var. fusiformis Helianthus tuberosus Linnaeus, var. fusiformis Cockerell, Amer. Naturalist 53: 189. 1919.  
Helianthus tuberosus var. lutescens Helianthus tuberosus Linnaeus, var. lutescens Alefeld, Landw. Fl. 173. 1866.  
Helianthus tuberosus var. nebrascensis Helianthus tuberosus Linnaeus, var. nebrascensis Cockerell, Amer. Naturalist 53: 188. 1919. NEBRASKA: Webster Co.: Red Cloud,
Helianthus tuberosus var. oblongifolius Helianthus tuberosus Linnaeus, var. oblongifolius Alefeld, Landw. Fl. 173. 1866.  
Helianthus tuberosus var. purpurellus Helianthus tuberosus Linnaeus, var. purpurellus Cockerell, Amer. Naturalist 53: 188. 1919.  
Helianthus tuberosus var. purpureus Helianthus tuberosus Linnaeus, var. purpureus Cockerell, Amer. Naturalist 53: 190. 1919.  
Helianthus tuberosus var. ruber Helianthus tuberosus Linnaeus, var. ruber Alefeld, Landw. Fl. 173. 1866.  
Helianthus tuberosus var. subcanescens Helianthus tuberosus Linnaeus, var. subcanescens A. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1(2): 280. 1884. MINNESOTA: Without data, Kennicot s.n. (lectotype: GH). Lectotypified by Heiser et al., Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22: 126. 1969.
Helianthus tuberosus var. typicus Helianthus tuberosus Linnaeus, var. typicus Cockerell, Amer. Naturalist 53: 188. 1919, nom. inadmiss.Helianthus tuberosus Linnaeus 1753. 
Helianthus vicetinus Helianthus vicetinus Turra ex Zahghieri, Atti Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat. 11: 389. 1868.  

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Bibb, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chilton, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee, Colbert, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Dale, Dallas, Franklin, Hale, Jackson, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Russell, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Wilcox

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, JSU, TROY, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
AUA000004603 Clarke 3 Oct 1971 Henley, Nancy S.
098		 AUA
Helianthus Tuberosus L.
AUA000004611 Lee 29 Jun 1970 Rebois, R.V.
005		 AUA
Helianthus Tuberosus L.
AUA000004610 Hale 8 Sep 1970 Moore, Harold D.
889		 AUA
Helianthus Tuberosus L.
AUA000004602 Choctaw 14 Jul 1995 Crouch, Virginia E.
1430		 AUA
Helianthus Tuberosus L.
UWAL0034201 Colbert 23 Aug 2015 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14397		 UWAL
Helianthus tuberosus L.
AUA000004628 Wilcox 28 Jun 1985 Diamond, Alvin R.
1071		 AUA
Helianthus Tuberosus L.
TROY000002314 Dale 18 Jun 1997 Rundell, Hannelore
246		 TROY
Helianthus tuberosus Linnaeus
AUA000004620 Pike 17 Jun 1994 Diamond, Alvin R.
9237		 AUA
Helianthus Tuberosus L.
AUA000004596 Autauga 7 Sep 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
1209		 AUA
Helianthus Tuberosus L.
AMAL00013925 Calhoun 21 Sep 1994 Spaulding, Daniel D.
6479		 AMAL
Helianthus tuberosus L. Kukenth
UWAL0015118 Bullock 22 Jun 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
23128		 UWAL
Helianthus tuberosus Linnaeus
AUA000004616 Macon 19 Jun 1970 Moore, Harold D.
122		 AUA
Helianthus Tuberosus L.
AUA000004612 Lee 21 Jul 1968 Scarsbrook, Ellen
 AUA
Helianthus Tuberosus L.
AUA000004606 Crenshaw 19 Jun 1994 Diamond, Alvin R.
9251		 AUA
Helianthus Tuberosus L.
AUA000004609 Dallas 7 Sep 1970 Moore, Harold D.
860		 AUA
Helianthus Tuberosus L.
AUA000004601 Choctaw 14 Jul 1995 Crouch, Virginia E.
1430		 AUA
Helianthus Tuberosus L.
UWAL0051352 Montgomery 15 Aug 1968 Blum, Kurt E.
2935		 UWAL
Helinathus tuberosus L.
AUA000004605 Conecuh 28 Jun 1985 Diamond, Alvin R.
1023		 AUA
Helianthus Tuberosus L.
TROY000002313 Coffee 19 Jun 1999 Martin, Brian H.
50		 TROY
Helianthus tuberosus Linnaeus
TROY000015222 Butler 26 Jul 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17822		 TROY
Helianthus tuberosus Linnaeus
AUA000004607 Dale 15 Sep 1991 Diamond, Alvin R.
7750		 AUA
Helianthus Tuberosus L.
TROY000031826 Lowndes 27 Jul 2010 Diamond, Alvin R.
21502		 TROY
Helianthus tuberosus Linnaeus
AMAL00013924 Calhoun 21 Sep 1994 Spaulding, Daniel D.
6479		 AMAL
Helianthus tuberosus L. Kukenth
AUA000033250 Colbert 23 Aug 2015 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14397		 AUA
Helianthus Tuberosus L.
TROY000036066 Bullock 22 Jun 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
23128		 TROY
Helianthus tuberosus Linnaeus
AUA000004617 Marengo 19 Jul 1969 Moore, Harold D.
281-69		 AUA
Helianthus Tuberosus L.
ALNHS00007461 Franklin 22 AUG 2019 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#4804		 ALNHS
Helianthus tuberosus L.
AUA000004599 Chilton 21 Aug 1975 Rutland, David W.
895		 AUA
Helianthus Tuberosus L.
UWAL0039851 Pike 11 Sep 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27675		 UWAL
Helianthus tuberosus L.
UWAL0016237 Pike 09 Oct 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24312		 UWAL
Helianthus tuberosus Linnaeus
AUA000004600 Choctaw 8 Sep 1970 Moore, Harold D.
946		 AUA
Helianthus Tuberosus L.
AUA000004625 Sumter 12 Aug 1961 Jones, Jr., Samuel B.
763		 AUA
Helianthus Tuberosus L.
AUA000004621 Pike 28 Jun 1988 Diamond, Alvin R.
5104		 AUA
Helianthus Tuberosus L.
AUA000004622 Pike 5 Aug 1990 Diamond, Alvin R.
7066		 AUA
Helianthus Tuberosus L.
JSU114790 Jackson 11 Sep 1994 Spaulding, Daniel D.
6265		 JSU
Helianthus tuberosus Linnaeus
ALNHS00002855 Colbert 20 Aug 2014 Barger, T. Wayne
FH-534		 ALNHS
Helianthus tuberosus L.
TROY000039210 Conecuh 02 Sep 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24500		 TROY
Helianthus tuberosus Linnaeus
AUA000004627 Tuscaloosa 9 Jul 1970 Moore, Harold D.
289		 AUA
Helianthus Tuberosus L.
AUA000004624 Russell 12 Jul 1969 Simonds, E.P.
008		 AUA
Helianthus Tuberosus L.
AUA000004619 Monroe 3 Aug 1985 Diamond, Alvin R.
1381		 AUA
Helianthus Tuberosus L.
AUA000004608 Dale 9 Jun 1991 Diamond, Alvin R.
7428		 AUA
Helianthus Tuberosus L.
AUA000004614 Lee 17 Jun 1971 Waters, J.C.
004		 AUA
Helianthus Tuberosus L.
AUA000004623 Pike 25 Jul 1989 Diamond, Alvin R.
6117		 AUA
Helianthus Tuberosus L.
TROY000038973 Pike 09 Oct 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24612		 TROY
Helianthus tuberosus Linnaeus
TROY000015221 Crenshaw 19 Jun 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19444		 TROY
Helianthus tuberosus Linnaeus
UWAL0015890 Conecuh 02 Sep 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24500		 UWAL
Helianthus tuberosus Linnaeus
AMAL00003049 Hale 07 Jun 2012 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#568		 AMAL
Helianthus tuberosus L.
AUA000033251 Colbert 23 Aug 2015 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14397		 AUA
Helianthus Tuberosus L.
AUA000004618 Monroe 3 Aug 1985 Diamond, Alvin R.
1422		 AUA
Helianthus Tuberosus L.
AUA000004595 Autauga 15 Jul 1970 Moore, Harold D.
393		 AUA
Helianthus Tuberosus L.
UWAL0034200 Colbert 23 Aug 2015 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14397		 UWAL
Helianthus tuberosus L.
AUA000004604 Conecuh 25 May 1985 Diamond, Alvin R.
743		 AUA
Helianthus Tuberosus L.
AUA000004597 Bibb 16 Sep 1976 Sessler, Ann H.
706		 AUA
Helianthus Tuberosus L.
AUA000004613 Lee 22 Jun 1963 Rogers, Ken E.
 AUA
Helianthus Tuberosus L.
AUA000004626 Sumter 8 Sep 1970 Moore, Harold D.
937		 AUA
Helianthus Tuberosus L.
AUA000004615 Lee 1 Jul 1966 Daly, Jr., Robert
 AUA
Helianthus Tuberosus L.
AUA000004598 Butler 28 Jun 1985 Diamond, Alvin R.
948		 AUA
Helianthus Tuberosus L.
JSU114789 Jackson 11 Sep 1994 Spaulding, Daniel D.
6265		 JSU
Helianthus tuberosus Linnaeus
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