Jerusalem artichokes are small, yellowish-white vegetables that grow underground and look like potatoes. an artichoke. Sunflower (Helianthus tuberosus) native to North America and grown for its edible tubers. The aboveground part of the plant is a coarse, usually multibranched, frost-tender perennial, 7-10 ft (2-3 m) tall. The numerous showy flower heads have yellow ray flowers and yellow, brownish, or purplish disk flowers. The underground tubers vary in shape, size, and colour. Jerusalem artichoke is popular as a cooked vegetable in Europe and has long been cultivated in France as livestock feed. In the U.S. it is rarely cultivated
This vegetable is not an artichoke and its name has nothing to do with Jerusalem This member of the sunflower family is also known as a "sunchoke" and has a flesh that is nutty, sweet, and crunchy
Knobby root (tuber) which keeps well under refrigeration; they discolor after peeling, so dip them in lemon water as the flesh is exposed They have a very firm flesh and a flavor reminiscent of globe artichokes These are used as a vegetable, in soups, or cooked and served in salads
A tuber, also called sunchoke, with a very firm flesh and a flavor reminiscent of globe artichokes These are used as a vegetable, in soups, or cooked and served in salads
sunflower tuber eaten raw or boiled or sliced thin and fried as Saratoga chips tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers edible tuber of the Jerusalem artichoke