Jerusalem artichoke

Jerusalem artichoke
Stem with flowers
Jerusalem artichokes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Heliantheae
Genus:	Helianthus
Species:	H. tuberosus
Binomial name
Helianthus tuberosus L.
Synonyms
Helianthus esculentus Warsz. Helianthus serotinus Tausch Helianthus tomentosus Michx. Helianthus tuberosus var. subcanescens A.Gray

Easy-to-grow, tuber-forming sunflower relative. Tubers are potato-like but with a softer texture inside, and a sweet and nutty flavor. They are delicious roasted. Since they consist in large part of indigestible inulin they are low in calories, and provide nutrition for gut flora (prebiotic), but can also cause flatulence.

External links

• Cultivariable

Acknowledgements

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