Helianthus tuberosus

Classification	Flowering Plants
Family	Asteraceae
Family (Traditional)	Asteraceae
Genus	Helianthus
Species	Helianthus tuberosus L.
Common Name	Jerusalem artichoke
Growth Habit	Forb
Duration	Perennial
Plant Notes	**
C value	2
Status	Native, FACU (NWPL)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Subspecies and Varieties

Not applicable or data not available.

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Helianthus tomentosus	Helianthus tomentosus Michx.
Helianthus tuberosus var. subcanescens	Helianthus tuberosus var. subcanescens A.Gray

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 an accession number to view full details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Allen, Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Cass, Clinton, Dearborn, Fayette, Fulton, Hendricks, Henry, Howard, Huntington, Madison, Marion, Miami, Monroe, Morgan, Parke, Ripley, Shelby, Switzerland, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Union, Warren

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: BUT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1927 - 2009

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
64516	Miami	11 Aug 1942	Charles M. Ek	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
57253	Fulton	13 Sep 1941	Charles M. Ek	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
64624	Clinton	29 Sep 1942	Charles M. Ek	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
65162	Howard	03 Oct 1942	Charles M. Ek	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
45703	Howard		Chas. W. Ek	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
45704	Tipton	04 Sep 1936	Chas. W. Ek	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
45692	Howard	21 Sep 1936	Chas. W. Ek	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
45705	Cass	24 Sep 1936	Chas. W. Ek	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
29218	Ripley	22 Sep 1935	Delzie Demarree 11725a	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
29216	Ripley	22 Sep 1935	Delzie Demarree 11735	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
154648	Madison	28 Aug 2009	Donald G. Ruch 16811	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
154649	Madison	28 Aug 2009	Donald G. Ruch 16811	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
99381	Warren	29 Aug 1991	Gayle Tonkovich 281	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
8846	Monroe	07 Sep 1931	J. E. Potzger	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
152707	Allen	17 Sep 1993	P. E. Rothrock 3197	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
151404	Parke	23 Aug 2004	R. K. Scott 533	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
151405	Parke	31 Aug 2004	R. K. Scott 547	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
5159	Bartholomew	02 Aug 1930	Ray C. Friesner	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
54592	Huntington	09 Aug 1941	Ray C. Friesner 16038	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
5066	Shelby	12 Aug 1930	Ray C. Friesner	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
5067	Shelby	12 Aug 1930	Ray C. Friesner	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
3020	Morgan	01 Sep 1927	Ray C. Friesner	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
5158	Bartholomew	02 Sep 1930	Ray C. Friesner	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
67890	Marion	04 Sep 1943	Ray C. Friesner 17935	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
67891	Marion	04 Sep 1943	Ray C. Friesner 17935	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
67892	Marion	04 Sep 1943	Ray C. Friesner 17935	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
5433	Morgan	07 Sep 1929	Ray C. Friesner	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
5343	Tippecanoe	09 Sep 1929	Ray C. Friesner	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
84471	Marion	10 Sep 1948	Ray C. Friesner 22471	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
68064	Hendricks	11 Sep 1943	Ray C. Friesner 17953	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
16163	Tippecanoe	12 Sep 1933	Ray C. Friesner 6722	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
67975	Hendricks	18 Sep 1943	Ray C. Friesner 17977	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
68127	Hendricks	18 Sep 1943	Ray C. Friesner 17977	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
68128	Hendricks	18 Sep 1943	Ray C. Friesner 17977	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
68129	Hendricks	18 Sep 1943	Ray C. Friesner 17977	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
4911	Brown	20 Sep 1930	Ray C. Friesner 2475	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
96545	Dearborn	20 Sep 1952	Ray C. Friesner 25280	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
96546	Dearborn	20 Sep 1952	Ray C. Friesner 25280	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
13949	Switzerland	23 Sep 1933	Ray C. Friesner 6933	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
68103	Fayette	25 Sep 1943	Ray C. Friesner 18098	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
68104	Fayette	25 Sep 1943	Ray C. Friesner 18098	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
28145	Henry	28 Sep 1935	Ray C. Friesner 9323	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
84338	Union	29 Sep 1945	Ray C. Friesner 19961	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
84339	Union	29 Sep 1945	Ray C. Friesner 19961	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
7723	Boone	03 Oct 1931	Ray C. Friesner 3720	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
68140	Marion	03 Oct 1943	Ray C. Friesner 18114	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
68065	Marion	03 Oct 1943	Ray C. Friesner 18114	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
68141	Marion	03 Oct 1943	Ray C. Friesner 18114	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
4969	Parke	23 Aug 1930	Rexford F. Daubenmire 2331	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
3017	Marion	03 Sep 1927	Stanley A. Cain	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.
3018	Marion	03 Sep 1927	Stanley A. Cain	BUT Helianthus tuberosus L.

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