American jumpseed (Persicaria virginiana)
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Flowering plantsIn Cuyahoga County, Ohio

American jumpseed

Persicaria virginiana (L.) Gaertn.

American jumpseed in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Near Cuyahoga County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 5 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (9)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (57)
  • Recorded, season not shown (17)
  • Season shown (5)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
American jumpseed by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland County24 · Season shown
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens County263 · Season shown
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler County58 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont County38 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County174 · Season shown
Darke CountyNo qualifying records yet
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Delaware County53 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie County23 · Recorded, season not shown
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin County109 · Season shown
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga County27 · Recorded, season not shown
Greene County30 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County177 · Recorded, season not shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking County26 · Recorded, season not shown
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake County50 · Recorded, season not shown
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking County28 · Recorded, season not shown
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County27 · Season shown
Lucas County29 · Recorded, season not shown
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina County27 · Recorded, season not shown
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage County37 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark County30 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County217 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood County45 · Recorded, season not shown
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yet

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Cuyahoga County

Late April to mid-September, middle week Aug 16–22

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Recording in Cuyahoga County · records of all species each week, 92,154 in all

Records per week from 174 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 147 dates. Latest record: September 2025.

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Records of American jumpseed in Cuyahoga County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of American jumpseedYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000468
Jan 11–1700502
Jan 18–2400393
Jan 25–3100380
Feb 1–700590
Feb 8–1400504
Feb 15–2100455
Feb 22–2800583
Mar 1–700567
Mar 8–1400750
Mar 15–2100819
Mar 22–2800780
Mar 29 – Apr 4001,014
Apr 5–11001,655
Apr 12–18002,306
Apr 19–25311,857
Apr 26 – May 2954,135
May 3–9642,830
May 10–16542,640
May 17–23652,938
May 24–30542,903
May 31 – Jun 6212,621
Jun 7–13332,326
Jun 14–20322,465
Jun 21–27112,426
Jun 28 – Jul 4112,632
Jul 5–11332,765
Jul 12–18112,898
Jul 19–25442,860
Jul 26 – Aug 11062,736
Aug 2–8753,021
Aug 9–15862,627
Aug 16–221682,732
Aug 23–291152,388
Aug 30 – Sep 51773,076
Sep 6–122283,578
Sep 13–191563,735
Sep 20–261243,328
Sep 27 – Oct 3332,834
Oct 4–10112,275
Oct 11–17001,937
Oct 18–24001,181
Oct 25–31001,172
Nov 1–700893
Nov 8–1400854
Nov 15–2100485
Nov 22–2800552
Nov 29 – Dec 500448
Dec 6–1200498
Dec 13–1900458
Dec 20–2600575
Dec 27 – Jan 200709

Reported in flower

Only 9 records here show flowers, too few to show a flowering season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

Only 5 records here show fruit, too few to show a fruiting season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Mid-April to late June, middle week early May, and again mid-July to early October, middle week late August

Recorded in two separate seasons, each shown with its own early, middle and late weeks.

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 2,347 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of American jumpseed in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of American jumpseedYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17115,146
Jan 18–24114,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–280013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 40019,661
Apr 5–116426,860
Apr 12–1835739,925
Apr 19–2577941,623
Apr 26 – May 2142956,391
May 3–9114952,952
May 10–16761053,785
May 17–2373957,698
May 24–3079854,651
May 31 – Jun 642853,099
Jun 7–1340753,700
Jun 14–2041656,625
Jun 21–2730755,361
Jun 28 – Jul 436758,477
Jul 5–1126761,336
Jul 12–1840764,722
Jul 19–2550869,753
Jul 26 – Aug 169959,416
Aug 2–8931059,712
Aug 9–151211055,994
Aug 16–221341054,328
Aug 23–29162951,772
Aug 30 – Sep 5291957,167
Sep 6–122081059,075
Sep 13–191241054,543
Sep 20–2683945,860
Sep 27 – Oct 357843,180
Oct 4–1038837,841
Oct 11–1731630,824
Oct 18–2413521,156
Oct 25–3111619,021
Nov 1–73214,172
Nov 8–140012,621
Nov 15–21007,965
Nov 22–28008,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

Reported in flower

No flowering season shown here. Most records come from a single year, so a season is not shown yet.

Reported in fruit

Usually reported in fruit late July to early October, middle week Sep 6–12.

From 37 records that show fruit. Not every photo of a plant in fruit is marked as fruiting, so this shows when people reported it in fruit, not when it fruits.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Relatives

In the same genus

Other Persicaria recorded in Cuyahoga County

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • Asian jumpseed Persicaria filiformisOften confused in Ohio: 36 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • spotted lady's thumb Persicaria maculosaOften confused in Ohio: 20 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • low smartweed Persicaria longisetaOften confused in Ohio: 10 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • broadleaf enchanter's nightshade Circaea canadensisOften confused in Ohio: 10 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Dotted Smartweed Persicaria punctata53 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: recorded
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: no record
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: no record

Not reported in Ohio in February to March and December, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Forest64%31%
Developed30%49%
Wetland3%5%
Farmland2%11%
Grassland and shrub0.2%0.9%
Barren0.1%0.6%

From 1,434 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Cuyahoga County result

174 records from 1 dataset.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.