Impatiens noli-tangere

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Touch-me-not Balsam

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ericales
Family: Balsaminaceae
Genus: Impatiens
Species: I. noli-tangere
Binomial name
Impatiens noli-tangere
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Synonyms

Impatiens occidentalis

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Impatiens noli-tangere (Touch-me-not Balsam) is an annual herbaceous plant in the family Balsaminaceae found in damp places in Europe, Asia and North America. The yellow flowers are followed by pods which forcefully explode when ripe, ejecting the seeds for some distance.

Also called Touch-me-not, Yellow Balsam, Jewelweed or Wild Balsam.

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