Jerusalem Artichoke
Helianthus tuberosus L. - Aster family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 10.0 feet
Plant Type: Forb/herb
Features
Flower Color: Yellow
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Jerusalem Artichoke: Charidryas nycteis, Chlosyne lacinia, Chlosyne nycteis, Dichomeris juncidella, Eucosma bilineana, Eucosma sombreana, Euxoa auxilaris, Homoeosoma electella, Ogdoconta cinereola, Papaipema maritima, Papaipema necopina, Papaipema rigida
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
- CAN: Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.