Appearance
Like other ''Persicaria'', jumpseed has alternate leaves, with fine-hairy stipular sheaths with bristle-fringed edges which often turn brownish. Flowers, widely spaced along slender stalks, are white to greenish-white, rarely pink-tinged, and fruiting flowers have 2 downward-pointing hook-tipped styles. ''Persicaria virginiana'' is easily distinguished from most other ''Persicaria'' species by its much larger, more oval-shaped leaves, although a few species also have large leaves. It sometimes has a chevron-shaped marking on the leaves; often a single plant will have this marking on some leaves but not others.Cultivars and naturalized populations from cultivation show much greater variation than wild-type plants, sometimes having variegation or have more involved red patterning, and sometimes having red or pink flowers.
Distribution
''Persicaria virginiana'' has a wide native range throughout most of Eastern North America, from Ontario and Quebec, south to Florida, and west as far as Texas, Nebraska, and Minnesota.It naturally occurs in full to partial shade, on riverbanks, woods, cliffs, and rocks.
Habitat
''Persicaria virginiana'' has a wide native range throughout most of Eastern North America, from Ontario and Quebec, south to Florida, and west as far as Texas, Nebraska, and Minnesota.It naturally occurs in full to partial shade, on riverbanks, woods, cliffs, and rocks.
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