American Jumpseed vs Asiatic tearthumb

Persicaria virginiana compared with Persicaria perfoliata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Jumpseed	Asiatic tearthumb
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family same	Polygonaceae	Polygonaceae
Genus same	Persicaria	Persicaria
Species	Persicaria virginiana	Persicaria perfoliata

Evolutionary Relationship

American Jumpseed and Asiatic tearthumb share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Persicaria.

View Genus: Persicaria

Conservation Status

American Jumpseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Asiatic tearthumb

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Jumpseed	Asiatic tearthumb
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Jumpseed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Italy, and United States.

Asiatic tearthumb

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (Norway, Sweden), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand, Tuvalu).

American Jumpseed

The American Jumpseed (Persicaria virginiana) is a species in the genus Persicaria. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

The Asiatic tearthumb (Persicaria perfoliata) is a species in the genus Persicaria. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (Norway, Sweden), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand, Tuvalu).