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Impatiens pallida |
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Pale
Jewel Weed aka Snapweed |
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North America |
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Annual of floodplains and shaded, damp areas. |
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Yellow flowers with 3 sepals (one
forming a spur) and 5 petals. Related species,
I.
capensis has orange flowers. |
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Glandular petioles with bluntly toothed leaves. |
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Many species of
impatiens are called "touch me not" because they
have pressure sensitive, exploding (dehiscent)
capsules that scatter the seed away from the
plant when ripe. |
