Persicaria virginiana

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Family:POLYGONACEAE
Species:Persicaria virginiana (L.) Gaertn.
Common Name:Jumpseed
Habitat:Moist woodlands and thickets.
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:PEVI13
Plant Notes:Jumpseed is a native herbaceous perennial in the Buckwheat family (Polygonaceae). It occurs throughout Alabama. Jumpseed occurs in swamps and marshes, in floodplain forests, and in mesic or low woodlands. Jumpseed is an herbaceous perennial from an elongate rhizome. The stems are erect, 1-3 feet in height, ribbed, glabrous or pubescent, and green or reddish brown in color. The leaves are alternate, petiolate or sometimes sessile, pubescent, elliptic to lanceolate in outline, with entire margins. The ocrea is tubular, membranous, brownish in color, and with long bristles at the apex. Flowers are produced in elongate terminal inflorescences of fascicles, each with 1-3 individual flowers. The fascicles do not overlap along the axis. Each flower has a white or greenish perianth and yellow or pinkish anthers. The fruit is a brown biconvex achene enclosed by the persistent perianth. The mature fruit of Jumpseed are thrown 1-6 feet from the plant when it is bumped. This is caused by tension in the articulation of the pedicels. The persistent style is hooked, causing the fruit to attach to clothing or the fur of animals.—A. Diamond.
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyPOLYGONACEAE - Buckwheat family
Genus Persicaria
Species Persicaria virginiana (L.) Gaertn. - Jumpseed

Citation

Citation Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner, Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2(1): 180. 1790.
Basionym: Polygonum virginianum L. 1753.
Type: USA: VIRGINIA: Without data (lectotype: LINN 510.5). Lectotypified by J.L. Reveal, in C.E. Jarvis, Order out of Chaos 758. 2007.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Antenoron virginianum  Polygonum virginianum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 360. 1753. 
Polygonum virginianum POLYGONUM VIRGINIANUM Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 360. 1753.   
Polygonum virginianum var. glaberrimum    
Tovara virginiana  Polygonum virginianum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 360. 1753. 
Tovara virginiana var. glaberrima    

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Cleburne, Coffee, Colbert, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Cullman, Dale, Dallas, DeKalb, Elmore, Etowah, Franklin, Henry, Jackson, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Lowndes, Macon, Madison, Marengo, Marshall, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Perry, Pike, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Washington, Winston

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1967 - 1982

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
JSU139635 Lawrence 14 Aug 1974 Whetstone, R. David
3735		 JSU
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
AUA_ACC_33417 Bibb 16 Sep 1976 Sessler, Ann H.
729		 AUA
Tovara Virginiana (L.) Raf.
AUA_ACC_19719 Choctaw 8 Sep 1970 Moore, Harold D.
967		 AUA
Tovara Virginiana (L.) Raf.
JSU139636 Madison 13 Aug 1975 Whetstone, R. David
6294		 JSU
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
JSU139619 Calhoun 07 Oct 1994 Hruska, Susan E.
505		 JSU
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
UNA00059462 Cleburne 01 Sep 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11536		 UNA
Tovara virginiana (L.) Raf.
AUA000041250 Covington 26 Oct 2013 Hansen, Curtis J.
5854		 AUA
Persicaria Virginiana (L.) Gaertn.
JSU139646 Talladega 02 Sep 1983 Whetstone, R. David
13589		 JSU
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
AUA_ACC_39358 Dallas 13 Jul 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
899		 AUA
Tovara Virginiana (L.) Raf.
JSU139632 Jefferson 28 Sep 1984 Barber, J. Patrick
1143		 JSU
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
AUA_ACC_26827 Tallapoosa 15 Jul 1974 Hutto, T.A.
391		 AUA
Tovara Virginiana (L.) Raf.
UNA00010251 Tuscaloosa 28 Jun 1967 Thomas, Joab L.
241		 UNA
Tovara virginiana (L.) Raf.
TROY000008004 Coffee 17 Sep 1999 Martin, Brian H.
225		 TROY
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
JSU139624 DeKalb 20 Aug 1992 Clearman, F.W., Jr.
202		 JSU
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
AUA_ACC_20512 Baldwin 27 Aug 1969 Moore, Harold D.
675-69		 AUA
Tovara Virginiana (L.) Raf.
JSU139625 Etowah 28 Aug 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
3262		 JSU
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
JSU139618 Calhoun 25 Sep 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
1259		 JSU
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
AUA_ACC_33341 Shelby 16 Sep 1976 Sessler, Ann H.
629		 AUA
Tovara Virginiana (L.) Raf.
TROY000036037 Bullock 27 Jun 2012 Dykes, Bailee
931		 TROY
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
JSU139626 Etowah 10 Aug 1974 Atkinson, Tim A.
583		 JSU
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
UNA00056916 Henry 28 Aug 1998 MacDonald, John R.
11872		 UNA
Polygonum virginianum L.
AUA_ACC_19391 Autauga 15 Jul 1970 Moore, Harold D.
376		 AUA
Tovara Virginiana (L.) Raf.
JSU139620 Calhoun 02 Aug 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
920		 JSU
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
JSU139631 Jefferson 22 Aug 1985 Barber, J. Patrick
1670		 JSU
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
AUA_ACC_72924 Lauderdale 14 Aug 2009 Holt, Brian D.
SC-164		 AUA
Persicaria Virginiana (L.) Gaertn.
UWAL0051922 Madison 04 Oct 2020 England, J. Kevin
11261		 UWAL
Persicaria virginiana (L.) Gaertn.
TROY000021587 St. Clair 21 Sep 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4901		 TROY
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
UWAL0019678 Montgomery 23 Jun 1991 Kral, Robert
79045		 UWAL
Persicaria virginiana (L.) Gaertn.
SAMF0003602 Blount 02 Oct 2003 Davenport, Lawrence J.
2982		 SAMF
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
JSU139648 Winston 15 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
7077		 JSU
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
AUA_ACC_35048 Jefferson 28 Jul 1977 Sessler, Ann H.
1761		 AUA
Tovara Virginiana (L.) Raf.
UWAL0005881 Montgomery 29 Sep 2009 Diamond, Alvin R.
20955		 UWAL
Persicaria virginiana (L.) Gaertn.
UNA00053965 Blount 06 Sep 1997 Keener, Brian R.
376		 UNA
Polygonum virginianum L.
AUA_ACC_55188 Pike 7 Aug 1995 Diamond, Alvin R.
9821		 AUA
Tovara Virginiana (L.) Raf.
JSU138689 Shelby 11 Oct 1997 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10180		 JSU
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
TROY000022707 Cleburne 01 Sep 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11536		 TROY
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
UWAL0035997 Blount 28 Aug 2014 Anderson, Kelly
650		 UWAL
Persicaria virginiana (L.) Gaertn.
JSU139642 Marshall 03 Aug 1974 Whetstone, R. David
3283		 JSU
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
AUA_ACC_39391 Dallas 8 Sep 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
1233		 AUA
Tovara Virginiana (L.) Raf.
UNA00062241 Pike 05 Oct 2003 Diamond, Alvin R.
14227		 UNA
Polygonum virginianum L.
AUA_ACC_33111 Perry 8 Aug 1976 Sessler, Ann H.
293		 AUA
Tovara Virginiana (L.) Raf.
JSU139643 Randolph 17 Aug 1988 Nixon, Christopher F.
4199		 JSU
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
UNA00010251 Tuscaloosa 28 Jun 1967 Thomas, Joab L.
241		 UNA
Tovara virginiana (L.) Raf.
AUA_ACC_58375 Tallapoosa 5 Sep 1997 Tyler, Patricia J.
TYLER 139		 AUA
Tovara Virginiana (L.) Raf.
TROY000039552 Macon 29 Jun 2012 Pullen, Robert
155		 TROY
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
JSU139639 Marshall 28 Aug 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
2718		 JSU
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
AUA_ACC_43906 Conecuh 27 Aug 1985 Diamond, Alvin R.
1606		 AUA
Tovara Virginiana (L.) Raf.
UWAL0047195 Autauga 07 Sep 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
1163		 UWAL
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
TROY000033231 Barbour 01 Oct 2011 Dykes, Bailee
177		 TROY
Polygonum virginianum Linnaeus
UWAL0036541 Jackson 21 Jul 2017 England, J. Kevin
8246		 UWAL
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
UNA00034115 Lowndes 16 Aug 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
1043		 UNA
Tovara virginiana (L.) Raf.
SAMF0003601 Cullman 05 Aug 2005 Davenport, Lawrence J.
3332		 SAMF
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
JSU139622 Clay 18 Aug 1993 Ballard, J. Mark
3239		 JSU
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
UNA00010261 Mobile _ Sep 1889 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Tovara virginiana (L.) Raf.
UWAL0012941 Washington 27 Jul 2012 England, J. Kevin
3816		 UWAL
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
TROY000022598 Crenshaw 04 Oct 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
20262		 TROY
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
SAMF0006064 Lee 30 Aug 2001 Hansen, Curtis J.
2001-54		 SAMF
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
UWAL0005819 Crenshaw 05 Oct 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
20261		 UWAL
Persicaria virginiana (L.) Gaertn.
TROY000036098 Marengo 24 Jul 2011 England, J. Kevin
3072		 TROY
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
AUA_ACC_59925 Lee 30 Aug 2001 Hansen, Curtis J.
2001-54		 AUA
Tovara Virginiana (L.) Raf.
JSU139645 Talladega 29 Sep 1983 Whetstone, R. David
13771		 JSU
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
AUA_ACC_49983 Henry 28 Jul 1988 Diamond, Alvin R.
5320		 AUA
Tovara Virginiana (L.) Raf.
JSU139621 Choctaw 13 Sep 1997 Higginbotham, Jerri W.
166		 JSU
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
TROY000047876 Autauga 07 Sep 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
1163		 TROY
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
UWAL0014766 Bullock 27 Jun 2012 Dykes, Bailee
931		 UWAL
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
JSU139637 Marshall 03 Aug 1974 Atkinson, Tim A.
434		 JSU
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
UNA00034120 Dallas 13 Jul 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
899		 UNA
Tovara virginiana (L.) Raf.
USAM000013157 Baldwin 07 Aug 1970 LeLong, Michel G.
5480		 USAM
Tovara virginiana (Linnaeus) Rafinesque
JSU139628 Jackson 30 Aug 1997 Ballard, J. Mark
7466		 JSU
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
TROY000039477 Elmore 07 Jul 2011 Pullen, Robert
2		 TROY
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
JSU139630 Jefferson 22 Aug 1985 Barber, J. Patrick
1670		 JSU
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
TROY000008006 Pike 05 Oct 2003 Diamond, Alvin R.
14227		 TROY
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
AUA_ACC_50320 Dale 30 Aug 1992 Diamond, Alvin R.
8440		 AUA
Tovara Virginiana (L.) Raf.
UWAL0030486 Morgan 06 Sep 2015 England, J. Kevin
5678		 UWAL
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
TROY000043444 Washington 27 Jul 2012 England, J. Kevin
3816		 TROY
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
AUA_ACC_61052 Choctaw 21 Jun 1994 Crouch, Virginia E.
1017		 AUA
Tovara Virginiana (L.) Raf.
TROY000029414 Montgomery 29 Sep 2009 Diamond, Alvin R.
20955		 TROY
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
AUA000043524 Cullman Wolf, Wolfgang
 AUA
Persicaria Virginiana (L.) Gaertn.
SAMF0003557 Shelby 06 Oct 2011 Davenport, Lawrence J.
4931		 SAMF
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
UWAL0033311 Franklin 13 Aug 2016 England, J. Kevin
6710		 UWAL
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
TROY000008003 Butler 16 Aug 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17919		 TROY
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
UWAL0044821 Jackson 13 Jul 2019 England, J. Kevin
10456		 UWAL
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
JSU139633 Lauderdale 20 Jul 1996 Whetstone, R. David
18251		 JSU
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
SAMF0003599 Blount 04 Aug 2009 Davenport, Lawrence J.
3997		 SAMF
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
UWAL0052357 Lauderdale 08 Aug 2017 Keener, Brian R.
10374		 UWAL
Persicaria virginiana (L.) Gaertn.
JSU139644 St. Clair 03 Sep 1982 Whetstone, R. David
12107		 JSU
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
AUA000038080 Jackson 21 Jul 2017 England, J. Kevin
8246		 AUA
Persicaria Virginiana (L.) Gaertn.
TROY000008005 Monroe 04 Oct 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
18465		 TROY
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
UWAL0005882 St. Clair 21 Sep 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4901		 UWAL
Persicaria virginiana (L.) Gaertn.
TROY000045528 Lawrence 21 Jul 2012 England, J. Kevin
3784		 TROY
Persicaria virgniana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
TROY000048068 Lawrence 02 Oct 1993 Blythe, Fennel
15		 TROY
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
SAMF0007098 Bibb 02 Oct 2020 Davenport, Lawrence J.
6780		 SAMF
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
UNA00010256 Shelby _ Jul _ Smith, Eugene A.
s.n.		 UNA
Tovara virginiana (L.) Raf.
AUA000030073 Morgan 6 Sep 2015 England, J. Kevin
5678		 AUA
Persicaria Virginiana (L.) Gaertn.
SAMF0003600 Talladega 07 Oct 2003 Davenport, Lawrence J.
3002		 SAMF
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
UWAL0036416 Marshall 12 Aug 2017 England, J. Kevin
8393		 UWAL
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
TROY000050294 Blount 28 Aug 2014 Anderson, Kelly
650		 TROY
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
UWAL0014618 Lawrence 21 Jul 2012 England, J. Kevin
3784		 UWAL
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
JSU139629 Jackson 11 Sep 1994 Spaulding, Daniel D.
6280		 JSU
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
UWAL0049274 Covington 26 Oct 2013 Hansen, Curtis J.
5854		 UWAL
Persicaria virginiana (L.) Gaertn.
JSU139640 Marshall 03 Aug 1974 Whetstone, R. David
3283		 JSU
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
AUA_ACC_39357 Dallas 8 Sep 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
1234		 AUA
Tovara Virginiana (L.) Raf.
ALNHS00002845 Colbert 20 Aug 2014 Barger, T. Wayne
FH-528		 ALNHS
Persicaria virginiana (L.) Gaertn.
UWAL0005820 Monroe 04 Oct 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
18465		 UWAL
Persicaria virginiana (L.) Gaertn.
JSU139647 Tuscaloosa 16 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
7224		 JSU
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
TROY000022708 Tallapoosa 27 Apr 2006 Barger, T. Wayne
293		 TROY
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
SAMF0003556 Lawrence 02 Aug 2012 Davenport, Lawrence J.
5315		 SAMF
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
JSU139623 Clarke 14 Sep 1997 Whetstone, R. David
18899		 JSU
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
AUA_ACC_33209 Shelby 26 Aug 1976 Sessler, Ann H.
377		 AUA
Tovara Virginiana (L.) Raf.
AUA_ACC_37420 Limestone 5 Aug 1981 O'Halloran, K.
349		 AUA
Tovara Virginiana (L.) Raf.
UNA00053664 Tuscaloosa 28 Sep 1987 Gabrielson, Frederick C.
s.n.		 UNA
Tovara virginiana (L.) Raf.
JSU139638 Marshall 09 Aug 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
2622		 JSU
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
SAMF0008326 Blount 20 Oct 2022 Davenport, L.J.
7062		 SAMF
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
UWAL0009611 Marengo 24 Jul 2011 England, J. Kevin
3072		 UWAL
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
JSU139641 Marshall 03 Aug 1974 Whetstone, R. David
3283		 JSU
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
AUA_ACC_39359 Lowndes 16 Aug 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
1043		 AUA
Tovara Virginiana (L.) Raf.
UWAL0052943 Bibb 24 Jul 2019 Keener, Brian R.
11439		 UWAL
Persicaria virginiana (L.) Gaertn.
AUA_ACC_33084 Dallas 3 Aug 1976 Sessler, Ann H.
260		 AUA
Tovara Virginiana (L.) Raf.
JSU139627 Jackson 18 Sep 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1445		 JSU
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
JSU139634 Lawrence 17 Sep 1994 Spaulding, Daniel D.
6388		 JSU
Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
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