Family:
Polygonaceae
Common Name(s):
Jumpseed
Flowering Time:
July
Fruit/Seed Maturation Sign:
Seeds turn shiny black
Fruit/Seed Collection Dates:
Late September
Seed Cleaning:
None required
Storage:
Dry
Restoration Potential:
Proven performer
Notes
Transplants in a field study had 90% survival after 7 years (Mottl et al. 2006); mature transplants had 80-92% survival after two years, and continued high survival in year 3 (Altricher et al. 2020).
Self-sows (Mottl et al. 2006),
Has moderate seed output, but high vegetative spread (Barkely 1986, Gleason and Cronquist 1991).
