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Asteraceae

Jerusalem artichoke

Helianthus tuberosus L.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Helianthus

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Jerusalem artichoke: Fleurs de Topinambour
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Common names

By language (79)
Arabic
دوار الشمس الدرني, خرشوف القدس, طرطوف الأرض, طرطوفة
Armenian
Գետնախնձոր
arz
دوار الشمس الدرنى
av
ГӀачӀан
azb
شلقم
Azerbaijani
Köküyumru günəbaxan
Basque
Topinanbu, Frantses patata, Topinanbo
Belarusian
Тапінамбур, Земляная груша, Сланечнік клубняносны
Bulgarian
Земна ябълка, Гулия, Йерусалимски артишок, Топинамбур
Cantonese
菊芋
Catalan
Nyàmera
ce
Балг
Chinese
洋姜, 洋薑, 菊芋, 五星草, 洋羌, 番羌, 菊藷, 塊根向日葵
Corsican
Tupinambur
Croatian
Čičoka
cv
Топинамбур
Czech
Slunečnice topinambur, Topinambur hlíznatý, Slunečnice hlíznatá, Topinambur
Danish
Jordskok
dsb
Topinambur
Dutch
Aardpeer, Aardperen, Jeruzalem-artisjok, Jeruzalemartisjok, Topinamboer, Topinambour
English
Jerusalem artichoke, Canadian sunflower, Earth apple, Lambchoke, Sunchoke, Sunroot, Topinambour, Topinambur
Esperanto
Terpiro, Topinamburo, Tubera sunfloro
Estonian
Maapirn, Mugul-päevalill, Topinambur
Finnish
Maa-artisokka
French
Topinambour, Artichaut de Jérusalem
Georgian
Მიწავაშლა
German
Topinambur, Erdartischocke, Erdbirne, Jerusalem-Artischocke, Ross-Erdäpfel, Rossler
Greek
Αγκινάρα Ιερουσαλήμ
gv
Blaa greiney
Hebrew
ארטישוק ירושלמי, ארטישוק ירושלים, בטטה קסביה, חמנית הפקעות, תפוח אדמה ירושלמי
hsb
Topinambur
Hungarian
Csicsóka
Icelandic
Ætifífill
io
Topinamburo
Irish
Bliosán gréine
Italian
Rapa tedesca o Carciofo di Gerusalemme, Carciofo di Gerusalemme, Ciapinabò, Girasole del Canada, Rapa tedesca, Topinambour, Topinambur
Japanese
キクイモ, きくいも, ぶたいも, アメリカいも, エルサレムアーティチョーク, 菊芋
Kazakh
Жер алмұрты, Топинамбур
Korean
뚱딴지, 돼지감자
Kurdish
Sêvarxin, سێڤارخن
Kyrgyz
Топинамбур
Latvian
Topinambūrs, Bumbuļu topinambūrs
Lithuanian
Topinambas, Bulvinė saulėgrąža
lmo
Topinambur
Luxembourgish
Russesch Gromper, Topinambur
Macedonian
Шарлаган, Кркушка, Зимско јаболко, Шалган
Malayalam
യെരുശലേം ആർട്ടിചോക്ക്, സൺറൂട്ട്, സൺചോക്ക്, എർത്ത് ആപ്പിൾ, ടോപ്പിനംബൂർ
myv
Паксянь чиньжарамо
mzn
یارمستی
Norwegian Bokmål
Jordskokk
Norwegian Nynorsk
Jordskokk
os
Зæххыфæткъуы
Persian
سیبزمینی ترشی
Polish
Słonecznik bulwiasty, Słonecznik pastewny, Topinambur
Portuguese
Tupinambo
Romanian
Topinambur
rsk
Чичовка
Russian
Топинамбур, Земляная груша, Клубненосный подсолнечник, Подсолнечник клубненосный
Serbian
Čičoka, Jerusalimska artičoka
Serbian (Latin)
Čičoka, Jerusalimska artičoka
Slovak
Slnečnica hľuznatá, Topinambur
Slovenian
Topinambur, Laška repa, Jeruzalemska artičoka, Laški krompir, Sladki krompir
Spanish
Aguaturma, Papa de Jerusalen, Papa de Jerusalén, Topinambur, Tupinambo, Tupinambur
Swedish
Jordärtskocka
Tamil
முட் சூரியகாந்தி
Tatar
Топинамбур
Thai
แก่นตะวัน, ทานตะวันหัว
Turkish
Yerelması, Yer elması
tyv
Топинамбур
Ukrainian
Топінамбур, Земляна груша
Uzbek
Topinambur
vec
Topinanbur, Topinambur
vep
Topinambur
Vietnamese
Cúc vu
Walloon
Canada ås coines
Welsh
Blodyn-yr-haul oddfog, Gellyg y ddaear
wuu
菊芋
xmf
Დიხაუშქური
zza
Saa bınê erdi

Synonyms

  • Helianthus esculentus Warsz.
  • Helianthus serotinus Tausch
  • Helianthus tomentosus Michx.
  • Helianthus tuberosus f. tuberosus
  • Helianthus tuberosus var. subcanescens A.Gray

Flowers

Flower colour
yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.