Impatiens capensis

Characteristics
Balsaminaceae
Impatiens
Impatiens capensis Meerb.
spotted jewelweed, spotted touch-me-not
Floodplain forests, wet forests, seepage areas, swamps, marshes, fens, stream banks, thickets, disturbed areas, shaded roadsides and trail edges, and ditches. A very common annual of wet to mesic soils, preferring wetter sites. It can form dense large stands.
Herbaceous
Annual
Vascular
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Native FACW (NWPL EMP) FACW (NWPL NCNE) S5 (State Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Ericales
Impatiens
Impatiens capensis Meerb. - spotted jewelweed, spotted touch-me-not
Citation
Impatiens capensis Meerb.
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Species Distribution Map

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Plant Photos
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 23 Jun 1995 - 1
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 23 Jun 1995 - Andrew Nelson View Full Size
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 23 Jun 1995 - 1
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 23 Jun 1995 - Andrew Nelson View Full Size
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 04 Aug 2004 - 1
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 04 Aug 2004 - Andrew Nelson View Full Size
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 01 Oct 2002 - 1
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 01 Oct 2002 - Andrew Nelson View Full Size
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 18 Apr 2002 - 1
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 18 Apr 2002 - Andrew Nelson View Full Size
Photo by: Steven Daniel. Photo taken: Ontario Co., NY: 11 Sep 2010 - 4
Photo by: Steven Daniel. Photo taken: Ontario Co., NY: 11 Sep 2010 - Steven Daniel View Full Size
Photo by: Steven Daniel. Photo taken: Ontario Co., NY: 11 Sep 2010 - 4
Photo by: Steven Daniel. Photo taken: Ontario Co., NY: 11 Sep 2010 - Steven Daniel View Full Size
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Tioga, NY: 11 August 2004 -
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Tioga, NY: 11 August 2004 View Full Size
Photo By: Steve Young. Photo taken: Essex, NY: 3 August 2018 -
Photo By: Steve Young. Photo taken: Essex, NY: 3 August 2018 View Full Size