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Jewelweed or Touch-me-not Family
3 species
Pale Touch-me-not - flower approx. 4 cm - leaves to 10 cm - height to 1.8 m - Lower Don Valley (Leaside) - September 2009
Order: Geraniales
Family: Balsaminaceae (Jewelweed or Touch-me-not
family)
family)
Genus: Impatiens
Species: Pallida
Kingdom: Plantae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Annual - also known as Pale Jewelweed - seed
capsules at maturity explode when touched - native to
Canada
capsules at maturity explode when touched - native to
Canada
Order: Geraniales
Family: Balsaminaceae (Jewelweed or Touch-me-not
family)
family)
Genus: Impatiens
Species: Capensis
Kingdom: Plantae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Annual - also known as Spotted Jewelweed - seed
capsules at maturity explode when touched - native to
Canada
capsules at maturity explode when touched - native to
Canada
Spotted Touch-me-not - flower approx. 2.5 cm - leaves to 10 cm - height to 1.5 m - Lower Don Valley (Crother's Woods) - July 2010
Updated February 2 2011
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Order: Geraniales
Family: Balsaminaceae (Jewelweed or Touch-me-not
family)
family)
Genus: Impatiens
Species: Glandulifera
Kingdom: Plantae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Annual - also known as Ornamental or Indian Jewelweed,
Policeman's Helmet, Himalayan Balsam - seed capsules
at maturity explode when touched - flower is sometimes
white - native to Asia
Policeman's Helmet, Himalayan Balsam - seed capsules
at maturity explode when touched - flower is sometimes
white - native to Asia
Glandular Touch-me-not - flower approx. 4 cm - leaves to 12 cm - height to 1.5 m - Lower Don Valley (Leaside) - August 2010
Updated September 13 2011
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Order: Geraniales
Family: Balsaminaceae (Jewelweed or Touch-me-not
family)
family)
Genus: Impatiens
Species: Capensis
Kingdom: Plantae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Annual - also known as Spotted Jewelweed - seed
capsules at maturity explode when touched - native to
Canada
capsules at maturity explode when touched - native to
Canada
Spotted Touch-me-not seedlings - leaves approx. 1 cm - height approx. 5 cm - Lower Don Valley (Crother's Woods) - April 2010
Updated February 2 2011
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Updated September 13 2011
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Touch-me-not seeds (approx. 5 mm) and exploded seed
pods - left to right: Pale, Glandular and Spotted
pods - left to right: Pale, Glandular and Spotted
Touch-me-not seeds (approx. 5 mm) and exploded seed pods - left to right: Pale, Glandular and Spotted - Lower Don Valley (Crother's Woods) - September 2010
Glandular Touch-me-not seedlings - leaves approx. 1 cm - height approx. 5 cm - Lower Don Valley (Leaside) - April 2010
Order: Geraniales
Family: Balsaminaceae (Jewelweed or Touch-me-not
family)
family)
Genus: Impatiens
Species: Glandulifera
Kingdom: Plantae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Annual - also known as Ornamental or Indian Jewelweed,
Policeman's Helmet, Himalayan Balsam - seed capsules
at maturity explode when touched - native to Asia
Policeman's Helmet, Himalayan Balsam - seed capsules
at maturity explode when touched - native to Asia
Updated September 13 2011
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