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Jerusalem artichoke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.) is familiar to many as a weed, but has some potential as a crop plant. Native to the central regions of North America, the plant can be grown successfully throughout the U.S. under a variety of temperature and rainfall regimes.
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THE JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE CAPER ... The Jerusalem artichoke has no relatives in the artichoke family but is actually a member of the sunflower family. A native of North America, it grew in the wild along the eastern seaboard from Georgia to Nova Scotia.
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The Jerusalem artichoke, (Helianthus tuberosus L.), also known as sunchoke, can be produced throughout the United States. However, the plant is better adapted to the northern two-thirds of the country than the southern third.
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Jerusalem artichokes are not artichokes and do not come from Jerusalem. Learn about the history of sunchokes and Jerusalem artichokes. ... Jerusalem Artichoke History...
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Among those, our friend the Jerusalem artichoke and its little buddy the rutabaga (a.k.a. Swede), on which our grandparents swiftly turned their back after the war, because of the memories they conjured. ... Do you have favorite Jerusalem artichoke recipes, or tricks of your own, to share?
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I was casting about for something interesting to buy when I noticed a bin of Jerusalem artichokes from Ontario. I decided I had better take my own advice. ... Of course, they are the tubers of a type of sunflower, rather than artichokes, as the name suggests. They aren't from Jerusalem either. They are native to North...
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Artichoke, Jerusalem - James M. Stephens ... The Jerusalem artichoke is a tuberous rooted perennial better adapted to the northern parts of the United States than to Florida. Various American Indians grew it for centuries as a staple food. They referred to it as girasole, while the French prefer to call it topinambour.
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