Yacón

Yacón
	Roots of yacón
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Millerieae
Genus:	Smallanthus
Species:	S. sonchifolius
Binomial name
	Smallanthus sonchifolius; (Poepp.) H. Rob.
Synonyms
	Polymnia sonchifolia Poepp.; Helianthus esculentus Warsz. ex Otto & Dietr.; Polymnia edulis Wedd.;

Andean root crop with mildly sweet and juicy storage tubers, which are usually eaten raw like a fruit.

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