Spotted Jewelweed

Synonyms:   Orange Touch-Me-Not

Scientific Name:   Impatiens capensis


Grows in wet, shady places.

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Spotted Jewelweed

Genus species: Impatiens capensis
Common Names: Spotted Jewelweed, Orange Touch-Me-Not
Family Name: Balsaminaceae  
Annual herbs with translucent, watery sap; leaves alternate, toothed; flowers bisexual, irregular, with one sepal enlarged and spurred; fruit a capsule with explosive dehiscence.
Seed Type Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Native
Category:Wildflower
Flower Color:Orange
Identified by:A. Swanson
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