Post by reed on Jan 3, 2015 17:11:27 GMT -5
ottawagardener, brought this up in another thread and got me interested. I had to look it up to see what really they are. I thought you were just talking about the wild flowers but looks like there is way, way more.
Wickipedia says: "The Asteraceae or Compositae (commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite,[4] or sunflower family) are an exceedingly large and widespread family of flowering plants (Angiospermae).[5][6] The group has more than 23,000 currently accepted species, spread across 1,620 genera (list) and 12 subfamilies."
So I guess plain old sunflowers are included as well as the ones that grow wild here. I think they are the kind that make an eatable root. I haven't tried them yet but intend to. This isn't my picture but if these are the same thing then I am in the money as far as wild food goes. There are acres of these and very versatile as to where they grow.
www.google.com/search?site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1366&bih=667&q=jerusalem+artichoke&oq=jerusalem+&gs_l=img.1.0.0l10.1146.3278.0.4917.10.6.0.4.4.0.144.705.0j6.6.0.msedr...0...1ac.1.60.img..0.10.729.RpRomO2pDkc#tbm=isch&q=wild+jerusalem+artichoke&revid=1011374960&facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=tKdYBaJ3olbtgM%253A%3BzberhBzv3mClvM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fblog.emergencyoutdoors.com%252Ftala%252Fuploads%252F2013%252F02%252Fjerusalem-artichoke-flowers.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fblog.emergencyoutdoors.com%252Fedible-wild-plants-jerusalem-artichoke-helianthus-tuberosus%252F%3B500%3B375
Ottowagardener, I'm curious what kinds you grow and what part you eat and how to prepare them. Can we see some pictures?
Wickipedia says: "The Asteraceae or Compositae (commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite,[4] or sunflower family) are an exceedingly large and widespread family of flowering plants (Angiospermae).[5][6] The group has more than 23,000 currently accepted species, spread across 1,620 genera (list) and 12 subfamilies."
So I guess plain old sunflowers are included as well as the ones that grow wild here. I think they are the kind that make an eatable root. I haven't tried them yet but intend to. This isn't my picture but if these are the same thing then I am in the money as far as wild food goes. There are acres of these and very versatile as to where they grow.
www.google.com/search?site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1366&bih=667&q=jerusalem+artichoke&oq=jerusalem+&gs_l=img.1.0.0l10.1146.3278.0.4917.10.6.0.4.4.0.144.705.0j6.6.0.msedr...0...1ac.1.60.img..0.10.729.RpRomO2pDkc#tbm=isch&q=wild+jerusalem+artichoke&revid=1011374960&facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=tKdYBaJ3olbtgM%253A%3BzberhBzv3mClvM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fblog.emergencyoutdoors.com%252Ftala%252Fuploads%252F2013%252F02%252Fjerusalem-artichoke-flowers.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fblog.emergencyoutdoors.com%252Fedible-wild-plants-jerusalem-artichoke-helianthus-tuberosus%252F%3B500%3B375
Ottowagardener, I'm curious what kinds you grow and what part you eat and how to prepare them. Can we see some pictures?
