Persicaria virginiana

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