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... > Eukaryota > Viridiplantae > Streptophyta > Embryophyta > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Asteraceae > Helianthus

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Helianthus  

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Entry terms

  • Artichoke, Jerusalem
  • Jerusalem Artichoke
  • Sunflower
  • Sunflowers

Note

  • for sunflower seeds coordinate with SEEDS; do not confuse entry term JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE with ARTICHOKE see CYNARA SCOLYMUS

Scope note

  • A genus herbs of the Asteraceae family. The SEEDS yield oil and are used as food and animal feed; the roots of Helianthus tuberosum (Jerusalem artichoke) are edible.

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