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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Impatiens capensis   FAMILY Balsaminaceae   Go to FSUS key



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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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_imbi2_001_lvd

        

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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide    pnd_imca_005_lvd

        

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JK Marlow    jkm150407_130

April    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

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JK Marlow    s060617_e

June    Greenville County    SC

Roadside/creekside

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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).

image of Impatiens capensis, Spotted Jewelweed, Spotted Touch-me-not, Orange Jewelweed, Orange Touch-me-not

JK Marlow    jkm120830_249

August    Henderson County    NC

Holmes Educational Forest

Stems erect & hollow, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999).

image of Impatiens capensis, Spotted Jewelweed, Spotted Touch-me-not, Orange Jewelweed, Orange Touch-me-not

Keith Bradley    kab_i_capensis_1824

August    Buncombe County    NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

The spur is 6mm or more long, reflexed and parallel to the corolla, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).


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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).

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JK Marlow    jkm230927_5621

September    Pickens County    SC

Laurel Fork Heritage Preserve

image of Impatiens capensis, Spotted Jewelweed, Spotted Touch-me-not, Orange Jewelweed, Orange Touch-me-not

JK Marlow    jkm230927_5622

September    Pickens County    SC

Laurel Fork Heritage Preserve

The orange flowers are copiously spotted with reddish brown, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

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JK Marlow    jkm230927_5623

September    Pickens County    SC

Laurel Fork Heritage Preserve

Leaves ovate, coarsely toothed, soft in color and texture, bruising easily, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999).

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JK Marlow    jkm230927_5624

September    Pickens County    SC

Laurel Fork Heritage Preserve

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JK Marlow    jkm091003_033

October    Greenville County    SC

Beaverpond & adjacent land

The 3 sepals form a funnel-shaped sac extending back into a slender spur, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

 

 

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

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

746

Forb
Annual

Habitat: Moist forests, bottomlands, cove forests, streambanks, bogs, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (uncommon in GA Coastal Plain)

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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Orange
Bilaterally symmetrical
3 sepals
5 petals
5 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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