OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.

Your search found 3 taxa in the family Balsaminaceae, Touch-me-not family, as understood by Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.

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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Pale Jewelweed, Pale Touch-me-not, Yellow Jewelweed, Yellow Touch-me-not

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Impatiens pallida   FAMILY: Balsaminaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Impatiens pallida   FAMILY: Balsaminaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Impatiens pallida 118-01-001   FAMILY: Balsaminaceae

 

Habitat: Cove forests, streambanks, seepages, moist forests, bogs, roadsides

Common in NC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to North Carolina & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Spotted Jewelweed, Spotted Touch-me-not, Orange Jewelweed, Orange Touch-me-not

Weakley's Flora: (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): Impatiens capensis 118-01-002   FAMILY: Balsaminaceae

 

Habitat: Moist forests, bottomlands, cove forests, streambanks, bogs

Common (uncommon in GA Coastal Plain)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Ornamental Jewelweed, Himalayan Balsam, Himalaya Touch-me-not, Indian Balsam

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Impatiens glandulifera   FAMILY: Balsaminaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Impatiens glandulifera   FAMILY: Balsaminaceae

 

Habitat: Disturbed areas

Waif(s)

Non-native: Asia

 


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