Impatiens noli-tangere

Impatiens noli-tangere (touch-me-not balsam; Latin impatiēns "impatient" or "not allowing", and nōlī tangere "do not touch": literally "be unwilling to touch") is an annual herbaceous plant in the family Balsaminaceae found in damp places in Europe, Asia and North America. The yellow flowers are followed by pods which forcefully explode when ripe, ejecting the seeds for some distance.

Touch-me-not Balsam
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Balsaminaceae
Genus: Impatiens
Species:
I. noli-tangere
Binomial name
Impatiens noli-tangere
Synonyms[1]
  • Balsamina lutea Delarbre
  • Balsamina noli-tangere (L.) Scop.
  • Impatiens komarovii Pobed.
  • Impatiens lutea Lam. nom. illeg.

It is also called touch-me-not, yellow balsam, jewelweed, western touch-me-not or wild balsam.

References edit

  1. ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 3 June 2016

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