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Helianthus annuus
Sunflower Sun"flow`er, n. Any plant of the genus Helianthus; -- so called probably from the form and color of its flower, which is large disk with yellow rays. The commonly cultivated sunflower is Helianthus annuus, a native of America.
Helianthus tuberosus
Jerusalem Je*ru"sa*lem, n. [Gr. ?, fr. Heb. Y?r?sh[=a]laim.] The chief city of Palestine, intimately associated with the glory of the Jewish nation, and the life and death of Jesus Christ. Jerusalem artichoke [Perh. a corrupt. of It. girasole i.e., sunflower, or turnsole. See Gyre, Solar.] (Bot.) (a) An American plant, a perennial species of sunflower (Helianthus tuberosus), whose tubers are sometimes used as food. (b) One of the tubers themselves. Jerusalem cherry (Bot.), the popular name of either of either of two species of Solanum (S. Pseudo-capsicum and S. capsicastrum), cultivated as ornamental house plants. They bear bright red berries of about the size of cherries. Jerusalem oak (Bot.), an aromatic goosefoot (Chenopodium Botrys), common about houses and along roadsides. Jerusalem sage (Bot.), a perennial herb of the Mint family (Phlomis tuberosa). Jerusalem thorn (Bot.), a spiny, leguminous tree (Parkinsonia aculeata), widely dispersed in warm countries, and used for hedges. The New Jerusalem, Heaven; the Celestial City.
Helianthus tuberosus
Synanthrose Syn*an"throse", n. [From NL. Synanther[ae] the Composit[ae]; Gr. sy`n with + ? blooming.] (Chem.) A variety of sugar, isomeric with sucrose, found in the tubers of the Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus), in the dahlia, and other Composit[ae].

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- the species of Helianthus are native to North America and Central America. The best-known species is the common sunflower (Helianthus annuus). This and...
- "Helianthus annuus 'Claret'". Apps.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2020. "Helianthus 'Gullick's Variety'". RHS. Retrieved 1 August 2020. "Helianthus 'Lemon...
- The Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus), also called sunroot, sunchoke, wild sunflower, topinambur, or earth apple, is a species of sunflower native...
- Look up Helianthus or helianthus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Helianthus is a genus of plants comprising sunflowers. Helianthus may also refer to:...
- related Helianthus cusickii by its shorter ray petals and single-veined leaves, and genetic evidence indicates it is most closely related to Helianthus pumilus...
- Wikimedia Commons has media related to Helianthus debilis. Helianthus debilis is a species of sunflower known by the common names cu****berleaf sunflower...
- swellings. Varieties Helianthus petiolaris var. canescens A.Gray - Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Chihuahua Helianthus petiolaris var. var...
- Helianthus giganteus, the giant sunflower or tall sunflower, is a species of Helianthus native to the eastern United States and eastern and central Canada...
- oil is the non-volatile oil pressed from the seeds of the sunflower (Helianthus annuus). Sunflower oil is commonly used in food as a frying oil, and in...
- grows in dry, alkaline desert soils. The Plant List, Helianthus laciniatus A.Gray NRCS. "Helianthus laciniatus". PLANTS Database. United States Department...