Jerusalem artichoke
Species of sunflower native to eastern North America
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- The Jerusalem artichoke , also called sunroot , sunchoke , wild sunflower , topinambur , or earth apple , is a species of sunflower native to central North America.
The Jerusalem artichoke, also called sunroot, sunchoke, wild sunflower, topinambur, or earth apple, is a species of sunflower native to central North America. It is cultivated widely across the temperate zone for its tuber, which is used as a root vegetable.
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