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Persicaria filiformis

(Thunberg) Nakai

Japanese Jumpseed

GNRUnranked Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1256021

Element CodePDPGN0Z040

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderPolygonales

FamilyPolygonaceae

GenusPersicaria

Synonyms

Persicaria virginiana var. filiformis(Thunb.) J.M.H. Shaw

Concept Reference

Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2022. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of April 24, 2022. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2022 pp.

Taxonomic Comments

Persicaria filiformis is a native of east Asia that has escaped from horticultural use in Maryland and Virginia (Simmons et al. 2020, Weakley 2022).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Maryland	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Virginia (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Gum Run	George Washington National Forest	12,620
Oak Knob	George Washington National Forest	10,882

References (2)

Simmons, R.H., W.C. Taylor, M.E. Farrah, J.S. Graham, and J.P. Fulton. 2020. Noteworthy Collections: Maryland and Virginia. Castanea 85(2): 277–284.
Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2022. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of April 24, 2022. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2022 pp.