Impatiens capensis
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Photos, Jane Morton Galetto |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Impatiens capensis |
| Common name: | jewelweed or spotted touch-me-knot |
| Group: | dicot |
| Family: | Balsaminaceae |
| Growth type: | forb/herb |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | to 4 -1/2' |
| Foliage: | alternate, petiolate, glabrous; shallowly toothed |
| Flower: | 5 petals, but fusion makes it appear to have 3; orange-yellow. Occasionally more yellow or more red. The capsules explode when touched (dehiscent), hence the name "touch-me-not" |
| Flowering time: | May to October |
| Habitat: | moist ground, low woods, stream banks |
| Range in New Jersey: | statewide |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc. | Jewelweed is often touted as a folk medicinal treatment for poison ivy rash and other skin irritations. |