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Helianthus petiolaris is a North American plant species in the family Asteraceae, commonly known as the prairie sunflower [2] or lesser sunflower. [3] Naturalist and botanist Thomas Nuttall was the first to describe the prairie sunflower in 1821. [4] [5] The word petiolaris in Latin means, “having a petiole”. [5]
Insect-based pet food is pet food consisting of, or containing insects digestible by pets such as dogs or cats. A limited, but growing number of products are available on the market, including insect-based cat food, dog food, and pet treats. The process of consuming insects by animals (as well as humans) is called entomophagy.
Most cultivars of sunflower are variants of H. annuus, but four other species (all perennials) are also domesticated. This includes H. tuberosus, the Jerusalem artichoke, which produces edible tubers. There are many species in the sunflower genus Helianthus, and many species in other genera that may be called sunflowers.
Broccoli, artichokes, and capers are all technically flower buds, albeit immature forms. [2] Other parts of the plants than the flowers mentioned in this list may be poisonous. Flowers reported as edible include: [1] American elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) Anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) Arugula (Eruca sativa) Artichoke (Cynara scolymus ...
Helianthus strumosus, the pale-leaf woodland sunflower, [3] is a species of sunflower native to North America east of the Great Plains and is in the family Asteraceae. [4] It is a native perennial sunflower that resembles other members of this family including the Pale Sunflower (H. decapetalus), Woodland Sunflower (H. divaricatus), Hispid Sunflower (H. hirsutus), and Jerusalem Artichoke (H ...
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A branching perennial herb, growing from a stout rhizome and reaches heights from 0.5–3.0 m (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 –10 ft). The rough, slender, tall, erect stems and alternately arranged leaves are covered in rough hairs. [2] The lance-shaped leaves are narrow, rough, pointed, and folded down the midvein, and up to 30 cm (12 in) long on large plants. [2]
The Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus), also called sunroot, sunchoke, wild sunflower, [3] topinambur, [3] or earth apple, is a species of sunflower native to central North America. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It is cultivated widely across the temperate zone for its tuber , which is used as a root vegetable .