Persicaria virginiana is a vigorous perennial native to Missouri. It typically forms a spreading foliage mound 2-3 feet tall and as wide or wider. Broad, oval, medium green leaves. Tiny, white to greenish-white, beady, jumpseed-like flowers on long, slender, wand-like stems appear in mid to late summer, but are not particularly showy.

Persicaria virginiana, also called jumpseed, [2] Virginia knotweed or woodland knotweed [3] is a North American species of smartweed within the buckwheat family. It is unusual as a shade-tolerant member of a mostly sun-loving genus.

It is native to the U.S. along the east coast except for Maine, west toward eastern Texas, south to the Gulf Coast and north to southern Minnesota. The Latin genus name means peach-like and “arrow-shaped” which describes the leaf shape. The specific epithet refers to its Virginia origin. The common name jumpseed refers to the dispersal of the seed.

Persicaria virginiana (Virginia Knotweed) is a vigorous perennial forming a spreading foliage mound of broad, oval, medium green leaves. In mid to late summer, tiny, white flowers are borne on long, slender stems.

Persicaria virginiana (Virginia Knotweed, Jumpseed) Earlier classified as Polygonum virginianum or Tovara virginiana, this native commonly occurs throughout much of the Mid-Atlantic Region. It also is called Jumpseed because pressure on its mature seeds causes them …

Persicaria virginiana is a late summer plant mostly of most woodlands, found in most of the eastern half of the United States. Leave comments on Persicaria virginiana at this link. Distribution of Persicaria virginiana in the United States and Canada: Map courtesy of The Biota of North America Program. Map color key

Flowers are sparsely arranged in a spike-like raceme, 4 to 16 inches long. Individual flowers are white to greenish white, sometimes pinkish, 1/8 inch long with 4 pointed-tip petals. 4 stamens protrude slightly from the center. One terminal spike is normal, but a …

Persicaria virginiana, commonly known as Jumpseed or Knotweed, is an herbaceous perennial belonging to the Polygonaceae family. It was initially discovered in Virginia and has spread across various regions including Japan, Korea, and the Himalayas.

2019年10月10日 · Persicaria virginiana (L.) Gaertn. is the accepted scientific name for this species of Persicaria. it was named and described as such by Joseph Gaertner in De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum 1790. It was first named Polygonum virginianum by Carl Linnaeus and described in the first edition of Species Plantarum in 1753.

2025年1月23日 · Persicaria virginiana, also called jumpseed, Virginia knotweed or woodland knotweed is a North American species of smartweed within the buckwheat family. It is unusual as a shade-tolerant member of a mostly sun-loving genus. Jumpseed is a perennial, named for its seeds which can “jump” several feet when a ripe seed pod is disturbed.