Impatiens capensis Meerb.

Jewelweed, Spotted Touch-me-not

Synonyms: Impatiens biflora, Impatiens noli-tangere subsp. biflora, Impatiens nortonii

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Balsaminaceae

Genus: Impatiens

Species: Impatiens capensis

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FACW

PHOTOS OF Impatiens capensis