PALE JEWELWEED
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PALE JEWELWEED

Impatiens pallida
TOUCH-ME-NOT FAMILY (Balsaminaceae)

Identification

  • Flowering time - June, July, August, September
  • Common in moist, shaded places at FF & NW
  • Yellow funnel-shaped flower with spur at the back
  • Similar Spotted Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) has orange flowers and a longer spur
  • PALE JEWELWEED
  • PALE JEWELWEED
  • PALE JEWELWEED
  • PALE JEWELWEED
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This native annual grows up to 6 feet tall (E). Its seedlings are one of the first signs of spring on the woodland floor (D). Stems and branches are succulent and translucent. The blue-green leaves are oval-shaped with shallow teeth along the margins. Funnel-shaped yellow flowers about 1 inch long end in a hooked nectar spur (A,B). Reddish spots are often present at the base of the lower petals. The fruit is a swollen capsule which explodes at maturity (C), hence the other common name, Touch-me-not.

Grows along shaded creeks and seeps, flowering from June through September. It is common in moist hollows and shaded places at Fontenelle Forest and Neale Woods.

Native Americans crushed the leaves and applied the pulp to relieve itching from poison ivy. Also known as Pale Touch-Me-Not.

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