Persicaria virginiana

jumpseed
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.