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Helianthus tuberosus
girasole, Jerusalem artichoke, Jerusalem sunflower, Jerusalem-artichoke
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Helianthus tuberosus L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:		Helianthus tomentosus

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Asterales, Family Asteraceae, Genus Helianthus, Species Helianthus tuberosus


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		AL: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Acadia National Park	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Buffalo National River
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	First State National Historical Park
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gateway National Recreation Area	George Washington Carver National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Grand Portage National Monument
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site	Homestead National Historical Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Mammoth Cave National Park
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Minute Man National Historical Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Niobrara National Scenic River	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Pipestone National Monument	Prince William Forest Park
Rock Creek Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Shenandoah National Park	Stones River National Battlefield
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Voyageurs National Park	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	2/6/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/8/2025 5:44:36 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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