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Impatiens capensis Meerb.

See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
Matthew 6:28-29 

English anagrams
Germany
Russia

Distribution in USA and Canada

USA (AL, AR, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)


Map for Impatiens capensis Meerb.
USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Rosidae
Order: Geraniales
Family: Balsaminaceae

Genus: Impatiens

Species

PLANT PROFILE  : (*)

Common names

U.S. name: jewelweed

Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
 

Synonyms:
= Impatiens biflora Walter
= Impatiens fulva Nutt.
= Impatiens noli-tangere L. ssp. biflora (Walter) HultÚn
= Impatiens nortonii Rydb.

Images

Impatiens capensis
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 440.

Impatiens capensis
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. - Not copyrighted image

Other informations

Index of taxa

Genera of  Balsaminaceae: