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Jerusalem Artichoke
Native/exotic classification is missing or conflicting in the available sources.
Tennessee scoring method and limits
Native status: sources disagree. Tennessee yard-fit calculations are not available yet.
Also available: North Carolina assessment. Both assessments use the same scoring rules with the evidence shown for each state.
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County occurrence is not proof of native range or yard suitability. A missing record does not establish absence.
| Tennessee status | Native status: sources disagree |
| Source conservation rank | SNR |
| Recorded in Tennessee | 65 counties in the atlas snapshot |
Growing conditions
Full to part sun, medium to moderately dry moisture level, best in fertile sandy loam, very strongly acid to moderately alkaline pH. 6-10 feet height, bright yellow flowers, blooms late summer to fall. Generously re-seeds itself and also sprouts from small tuber pieces accidentally left in the ground.
Native Region: Statewide UT Smart Yards source
Native-status evidence
Combined TN–KY atlas flag: N. A regional flag alone does not settle Tennessee native status.
Native Region: Statewide Source
Combined-source assessment
Native status: sources disagree
A TN-specific UT native-guide page or an exact entry in the Tennessee rare-plant list supports a direct source claim. Otherwise, TN occurrence plus an atlas native flag and exact-name native evidence from NC flora or USDA L48 supports a provisional state inference. No one regional claim or occurrence alone establishes TN nativity; NC and L48 claims retain their actual scopes.
UT Tennessee Smart Yards native-plant guide: native (TN). Native Region: Statewide
USDA PLANTS: native (L48). CAN:N L48:N
TN–KY Plant Atlas: introduced (TN–KY).
Sources
Machine-readable: plant evidence.
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