Jerusalem Artichoke – Native Plant of the Day 10/07/2023
Photo from 10/04/2012. Location: Walker County, GA.
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Jerusalem Artichoke, Jerusalem Sunflower, Sunchoke, Girasole – Helianthus tuberosus
Also NPOD 11/14/2011, 11/14/2012, 11/14/2013, 10/07/2014, 10/07/2015, 10/07/2016, 10/07/2017, 10/07/2018, 10/07/2019, 10/07/2020, 10/07/2021, 10/07/2022
What is the reason that Jerusalem is part of the name?
There are various explanations for the “Jerusalem Artichoke” common name. Among them, according to Wikipedia, is that “Jerusalem” is a corruption of the word “girasole” – Italian for sunflower.