Helianthus tuberosus L., 1753

Common names

🇬🇧 Jerusalem Artichoke
🇫🇷 Hélianthe tubéreux, Topinambour, Patate de Virginie

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Superasterids
Clade: Asterids
Clade: Campanulids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Heliantheae
Subtribe: Helianthinae
Genus: Helianthus
Species: Helianthus tuberosus

Presence

Introduced invasive.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): NA Not Applicable
Red List (Global): LC Least Concern

Notes

Hybridizes with H. pauciflorus Nutt., 1818 to produce H. × laetiflorus Pers., 1807, I.

Photographs

img/helianthus-tuberosus.webp — Helianthus tuberosus

Sources

Rhodes, L., & Maxted, N. (2016). Helianthus tuberosus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2016. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T20694364A20695376.en
Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 522). Biotope.