Flower ID: IMG_3295.JPG-08-01-2022 Flower name (scientific): Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner PY: 1790. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) per-sih-KAR-ee-uh vir-jin-ee-AN-uh Flower name (common): Jumpseed Family name (common): Buckwheat Family name (scientific): Polygonaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From classical Latin persicum, for peach. Referring to the similarity of the leaves of the plant to the leaves of the peach tree. Specific epithet: From or referring to Virginia. Common name origin: Disturbed mature fuits can disperse seeds up to a few meters. Flower description: Size: 0.1 to 0.2 inches (0.3 to 0.5 cm) Petal count: 4 Color: White Other: flower arrangement, Spike Plant description: Erect Size: 20 to 40 inches (51 to 102 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple Size: Leaves up to 18 cm long and 10 cm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, lance-like to oval (FWI) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): July to September Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Annual/Perennial Habitat: Woodlands, thickets, streambanks, shade to semi-shade, moist to wet. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): No close lookalikes when in bloom. Ethnobotany: No recorded uses by tribes from Wisconsin. The Cherokee used the plant to treat whooping cough (Moerman, p. 424, 1998). Moerman uses the old synonym name Polygonum virginianum for this plant. Latitude: 44.799382 Longitude: -91.505065 Altitude: 258.20 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Barron, Brown, Buffalo, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Marathon, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Outagamie, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Shawano, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (ON, QC) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: Polygonum virginianum Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 1: 360. 1753. Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): FAC Wetland Status (MW): FAC