Sunchokes special wholesale The Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus), 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. The flowers are yellow and produced in capitate flowerheads, which are 5-10 cm (2.0-3.9 in) in diameter, with 10-20 ray florets and 60 or more small disc florets. (resource from…
