Helianthus tuberosus Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 8486

Helianthus tuberosus L.

Jerusalem artichoke

2011 Nick Kurzenko

2005 Luigi Rignanese

Helianthus tuberosus, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is not native to California. There is a high risk of this plant becoming invasive in California according to Cal-IPC.


	Plant Distribution Observation Search (observation details) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Bloom Period

Photos from CalPhotos / Calflora


Family:	ASTERACEAE
Genus:	Helianthus

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: agricultural plant

Name Status:
Accepted by ICPN + PLANTS

Alternate Names:

PLANTS:	Helianthus tomentosus
PLANTS:	Helianthus tuberosus var. subcanescens

More information about Helianthus tuberosus


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (HETU)	UC Integrated Pest Management Weed Photo Gallery (profile of this plant as an agricultural weed) ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Nov 13, 2019).