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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Impatiens capensis
FAMILY
Balsaminaceae
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Read more about Spotted Jewelweed at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Impatiens capensis
FAMILY
Balsaminaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 118-01-002:
Impatiens capensis FAMILY Balsaminaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Impatiens biflora
COMMON NAME:
Spotted Jewelweed, Spotted Touch-me-not, Orange Jewelweed, Orange Touch-me-not
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JK Marlow s060617_e
June Greenville County SC
Roadside/creekside
Leaves ovate, coarsely toothed, soft in color and texture, bruising easily, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999).
JK Marlow jkm0208a_22
August Greenville County SC
Campbell Covered Bridge
The plant has a loose aspect due to its 4" petioles, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999).
JK Marlow jkm120830_249
August Henderson County NC
Holmes Educational Forest
Stems erect & hollow, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999).
JK Marlow jkm140906_328
September Jackson County NC
When mature pods are touched, the fruits "explode," hence "touch-me-not", per Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers (Campbell, Hutson, Sharp, & Hutson, 1962).
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_impatiens_capensis_11
September
The 3 sepals form a funnel-shaped sac extending back into a slender spur, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
JK Marlow jkm091003_033
October Greenville County SC
Beaverpond & adjacent land
The spur is 6mm or more long, reflexed and parallel to the corolla, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
COMPARE
flowers of Jewelweed species
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Impatiens capensis
FAMILY
Balsaminaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Impatiens capensis
FAMILY
Balsaminaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 118-01-002:
Impatiens capensis
FAMILY
Balsaminaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Impatiens biflora
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