Pale Touch-Me-Not (Impatiens pallida)
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Other common names: Jewelweed
Native
Family:
Balsaminaceae (Touch-Me-Not)
Height: 3 to 5 ft.
Blooms: June to
October
Leaf Type:
toothed
Bloom Size: 1.5 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Individual flowers,
Irregular blossoms
Location: Allegheny River Trail
Date: 8/31/2003
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Folklore, History, and Other Facts
The common name comes from the tendency of ripe seed pods to explode when gently touched.
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
