Impatiens noli-tangere
Also known as touch-me-not balsam, western jewel-weed, wild balsam, yellow balsam, touch-me-not, western touch-me-not, jewelweed, balsam
species of plant
Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderEricales
- FamilyBalsaminaceae
Native toAlaska, Albania, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya
via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO
Article
Impatiens noli-tangere (touch-me-not balsam; Latin impatiēns 'impatient' or 'not allowing', and nōlī tangere 'do not touch': literally 'be unwilling to touch') is an annual herbaceous plant in the family Balsaminaceae found in damp places in Europe, Asia and North America. The yellow flowers are followed by pods which forcefully explode when ripe, ejecting the seeds for some distance.
It is also called touch-me-not, yellow balsam, jewelweed, western touch-me-not, or wild balsam.