Theme: Jerusalem Artichoke

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Despite its name, the Jerusalem artichoke has no relation to Jerusalem, and it is not a type of artichoke, even though both are members of the daisy family.

The origin of the name is uncertain. Italian settlers in the USA called the plant girasole, the Italian word for sunflower because of its resemblance to the garden sunflower (note: both the sunflower and the sunchoke are part of the same genus: Helianthus). Over time the name girasole may have been changed to Jerusalem. (source: en.wikipedia.org)

You can find information about Jerusalem artichoke in the Nordic gene bank in our documention system SESTO. List of artichokes>>

Responsible: Magdalena Svärdh

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photo: Artichoke flower, stem and leaf from SESTO picture archive

Read the article 'Phenotypic diversity of Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tubersosus L.) Germplasm preserved by the Canadian Genebank' by Axel Diederichsen .

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