Jumpseed

Polygonum virginianum

Habitat:
   Light: shade
   Moisture: mesic

   Height: 2 -3 ft.
   Flowering Time: late summer

Notes: perennial roots spread to form a patch; upright stems produce arching whips of small white blooms; leaves often with a blotch of reddish color in the middle; seeds a good food source for birds in winter.

   Range in Michigan: SE,SW