...Wet
...Moist
...Variable
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/7/08):
Impatiens capensis
FAMILY
Balsaminaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Impatiens capensis
FAMILY
Balsaminaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 118-01-002:
Impatiens capensis
FAMILY
Balsaminaceae
COMMON NAME:
Spotted Jewelweed, Spotted Touch-me-not, Orange Jewelweed, Orange Touch-me-not
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JK Marlow s060617_e
June Greenville County SC
Roadside/creekside
Leaves ovate, coarsely toothed, soft in color and texture, bruising easily, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers.
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JK Marlow jkm0208a_22
August Greenville County SC
Campbell Covered Bridge
The 3 sepals form a funnel-shaped sac extending back into a slender spur, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm0308e_06
August Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm0308e_08
August Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm0308p_30
August Jackson County NC
Roadside
When mature pods are touched, the fruits "explode," hence "touch-me-not", per Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers.
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JK Marlow jkm120830_249
August Henderson County NC
Holmes Educational Forest
The plant has a loose aspect due to its 4" petioles; stems erect & hollow, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers.
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Tim Spira tpsicapensis4
August
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JK Marlow jkm091003_033
October Greenville County SC
Beaverpond & adjacent land
The spur is 6mm or more long, reflexed and parallel to the corolla, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
COMPARE flowers of Jewelweed species