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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Impatiens pallida
FAMILY
Balsaminaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Pale Jewelweed at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Impatiens pallida
FAMILY
Balsaminaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 118-01-001:
Impatiens pallida
FAMILY
Balsaminaceae
COMMON NAME:
Pale Jewelweed, Pale Touch-me-not, Yellow Jewelweed, Yellow Touch-me-not
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_impa_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_impa_007_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm140418_293
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm0506p_25
June Jackson County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Leaves elliptic to elliptic-ovate, crenate, with rounded base, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Keith Bradley kab_i_pallida_0417
June Avery County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm090726_111
July Buncombe County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Lemon yellow (sometimes cream) flowers that may be sparingly spotted, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm090726_113
July Buncombe County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Sac-like sepal constricts abruptly into a spur curving down at right angle, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
COMPARE
flowers of Jewelweed species
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_i_pallida_pale
July Towns-Union Counties GA
Brasstown Bald
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Ben Geer Keys bgk747_a
August
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JK Marlow jkm0308v_21
August Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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Tim Spira tpsipallida3
August
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Impatiens pallida
FAMILY
Balsaminaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Impatiens pallida
FAMILY
Balsaminaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 118-01-001:
Impatiens pallida
FAMILY
Balsaminaceae
747
Forb
Annual
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
Habitat: cove forests, streambanks, seepages, moist forests, bogs, roadsides, per Weakley's Flora
NEW! Click here to see a map from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US showing range and abundance.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Yellow
Bisexual
Bilaterally symmetrical
3 sepals
5 petals
5 stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Brown
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers p184
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p141
- Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers p112
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p054
- Southern Appalachian Wildflowers p077
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p223
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p048
- Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition p114
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p147
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p172
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p206
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont p391
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p095