Persicaria virginiana

Persicaria virginiana

Persicaria virginiana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Polygonaceae
Subfamilia: Polygonoideae
Tribus: Persicarieae
Subtribus: Persicariinae
Genus: Persicaria
Sectione: Persicaria sect. Tovara
Species: Persicaria virginiana

Name

Persicaria virginiana (L.) Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 180. (1790)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Antenoron virginianum (L.) Roberty & Vautier in Boissiera 10: 35 (1964)
  • Polygonum virginianum L. in Sp. Pl.: 360 (1753)
  • Sunania virginiana (L.) H.Hara in J. Jap. Bot. 37: 330 (1962)
  • Tovara virginiana (L.) Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 3: 12 (1837)
• Homotypic
  • Antenoron filiforme var. kachinum (Nieuwl.) H.Hara in J. Jap. Bot. 40: 192 (1965)
  • Antenoron racemosum Raf. in Fl. Ludov.: 28 (1817)
  • Antenoron virginianum var. glaberrimum (Fernald) H.Hara in J. Jap. Bot. 40: 32 (1965)
  • Antenoron virginianum f. rubrum (Moldenke) H.Hara in J. Jap. Bot. 40: 32 (1965)
  • Persicaria virginiana var. kachina (Nieuwl.) J.M.H.Shaw in Hanburyana 3: 7 (2008)
  • Persicaria virginiana f. rubra (Moldenke) J.M.H.Shaw in Hanburyana 3: 7 (2008)
  • Polygonum muticum Moench in Suppl. Meth.: 266 (1802)
  • Polygonum virginianum var. glaberrimum (Fernald) Steyerm. in Rhodora 62: 130 (1960)
  • Polygonum virginianum var. maculatum N.Coleman in Cat. Fl. Pl. S. Pen. Michigan: 33 (1874)
  • Sunania filiformis var. kachina (Nieuwl.) H.Hara in J. Jap. Bot. 37: 329 (1962)
  • Sunania virginiana var. glaberrima (Fernald) H.Hara in J. Jap. Bot. 37: 330 (1962)
  • Sunania virginiana f. rubra (Moldenke) H.Hara in J. Jap. Bot. 37: 330 (1962)
  • Tovara virginiana var. glaberrima Fernald in Rhodora 39: 404 (1937)
  • Tovara virginiana var. kachina Nieuwl. in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 2: 182 (1912)
  • Tovara virginiana f. rubra Moldenke in Boissiera 7: 4 (1943)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Persicaria virginiana Continental: Northern America ːRegionalː Eastrn & Central USA Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin**ːRegionalː Canada Ontario, Québec ːRegionalː Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf ːIntroduced into: Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, West Himalaya References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gaertner, J. 1790–1792 ["1791"]. De fructibus et seminibus plantarum. Volumen alterum, continens seminum centurias quinque posteriores cum tabulis aeneis CI. LII + 520 pp., tt. 80–180. Typis Guilielmi Henrici Schrammii, Tubingae [Tübingen]. BHL Reference page. , 180

Additional references

• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2005). Flora of North America North of Mexico 5: 1-656. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
• Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. 2011. Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama. Sida Botanical Miscellany 36: 112 pp. Fort Worth: Botanical Reseach Institute of Texas. ISBN 978-1-889878-34-8 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Persicaria virginiana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 July 04. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Persicaria virginiana. Published online. Accessed: July 04 2026. Reference page.
• Persicaria virginiana (L.) Gaertn. – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• 8 – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).

Vernacular names

• English: Jumpseed, Virginia knotweed
• français: Renouée de Virginie
• 日本語: ミズヒキ
• 한국어: 이삭여뀌

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