Helianthus tuberosus
Earth Apple, Girasole, Jerusalem Artichoke, Canada Potato
Also known as: Helianthemum tuberosum Garsault +17 more
- Helianthemum tuberosum Garsault
- Helianthus alexandri Cockerell
- Helianthus esculentus Warsz.
- Helianthus nebrascensis Cockerell
- Helianthus pubescens Aiton
- Helianthus serotinus Tausch
- Helianthus spathulatus Elliott
- Helianthus strumosus subsp. tomentosus (Michx.) Anashch.
- Helianthus subcanescens (A.Gray) E.Watson
- Helianthus tomentosus Michx.
- Helianthus tuberosus f. moldenkeanus Oswald
- Helianthus tuberosus f. oswaldiae Oswald
- Helianthus tuberosus f. oswaldii Oswald
- Helianthus tuberosus f. tuberosus
- Helianthus tuberosus var. albus Cockerell
- Helianthus tuberosus var. alexandrae Cockerell
- Helianthus tuberosus var. alexandri Cockerell
- Helianthus tuberosus var. fusiformis Cockerell
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asteraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tuberous geophyte.
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Helianthus tuberosus (commonly known as Earth-apple or Girasole) is a tuberous plant within the Asteraceae family. It naturally occurs in North America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Albania, Amur, Argentina Northeast, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Fiji, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, India, Inner Mongolia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jawa, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krym, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New South Wales, North Caucasus, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Romania, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Sicilia, South Australia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Western Australia, Yugoslavia