Persicaria virginiana
jumpseed
Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
Family
Polygonaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
petiolate, subsessile
Leaf Margin
ciliate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
lanceolate, obovate, ovate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
green, white
Flower Petals
4
Flower Month
July - October
Height (meters)
0.5 - 1.3
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
annual, perennial
Wetland Class
FAC
Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism
5
Field Characters
Alternate leaves with no teeth. Ocre: sheath above point of attachment of leaf. Only Persicaria with hairy sheath and leaf wider than 2". Different from other smartweeds- 4 petals and flowers far apart on stalk. Other smartweeds have 5 petals and flowers touching each other on stalk.
Habitat
Well-drained ridges and knolls in bottomland hardwood forests, moist rich-soil upland hardwood forests.