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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Impatiens capensis
FAMILY
Balsaminaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Spotted Jewelweed at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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).
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JK Marlow jkm120830_249
August Henderson County NC
Holmes Educational Forest
Stems erect & hollow, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999).
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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).
COMPARE
flowers of Jewelweed species
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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
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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
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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)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Orange
Bilaterally symmetrical
3 sepals
5 petals
5 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999) p183
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p141
- Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers (Campbell, Hutson, Sharp, & Hutson, 1962) p112
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p113
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p101
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p054
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p444
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p102
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p048
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p148
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p126
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p171
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p205
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011) p390
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p095
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