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Helianthus tomentosus

Plants

Family: Asteraceae · Genus: Helianthus

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The Jerusalem artichoke, also called sunroot, sunchoke, wild sunflower, topinambur, or earth apple, is a species of sunflower native to central North America. It is cultivated widely across the temperate zone for its tuber, which is used as a root vegetable.

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