Jumpseed (Polygonum virginianum)

Family: Polygonaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Bloom Color: Green, Pink, White. Main Bloom Time: Early fall, Late summer. Form: Irregular or sprawling.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Leaves - raw or cooked. Seed - raw or cooked. It is rather small and fiddly to utilize. — Leaves - raw or cooked.; Seed - raw or cooked.; It is rather small and fiddly to utilize.

Habitat & North American Range

Woods and thickets in lowland and hills all over Japan. Woods, stream bottoms and lower slopes in Texas. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)