Balsaminaceae

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Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Ericales Balsaminaceae
Impatiens balfourii Hook.fil.

Impatiens balfourii Hook.fil.

Impatiens balfourii Hook.fil.

Impatiens balfourii is an annual herb native to the Himalayas that has become invasive in some regions outside its native range.

Impatiens balsamina L.

Impatiens balsamina L.

Impatiens balsamina L.

Impatiens balsamina is an annual flowering plant native to South Asia, widely cultivated ornamentally and used in traditional Asian medicine and nail dyeing.

Impatiens capensis Meerb.

Impatiens capensis Meerb.

Impatiens capensis Meerb.

Impatiens capensis (jewelweed, touch-me-not) is a herbaceous plant with edible parts and traditional medicinal uses.

Impatiens glandulifera Royle

Impatiens glandulifera Royle

Impatiens glandulifera Royle

Impatiens glandulifera Royle, or Himalayan balsam, is an edible flowering plant native to the Himalayas that is now naturalized across many regions globally.

Impatiens hawkeri W.Bull

Impatiens hawkeri W.Bull

Impatiens hawkeri W.Bull

Impatiens hawkeri, New Guinea impatiens, is a Balsaminaceae flowering plant native to New Guinea and the Solomons, widely cultivated for gardens.

Impatiens noli-tangere L.

Impatiens noli-tangere L.

Impatiens noli-tangere L.

Impatiens noli-tangere is an annual explosive-seed-dispersing balsam found in damp areas across Europe, Asia, and North America.

Impatiens pallida Nutt.

Impatiens pallida Nutt.

Impatiens pallida Nutt.

Impatiens pallida is a yellow-flowered touch-me-not native to eastern North America, with edible parts and traditional uses for skin rashes.

Impatiens parviflora DC.

Impatiens parviflora DC.

Impatiens parviflora DC.

Impatiens parviflora is an edible annual herb with medicinal uses, native to parts of Eurasia.

Impatiens sodenii Engl. & Warb. ex Engl.

Impatiens sodenii Engl. & Warb. ex Engl.

Impatiens sodenii Engl. & Warb. ex Engl.

Impatiens sodenii is a subshrub grown as an easy-to-cultivate ornamental garden shrub for moderate climates

Impatiens walleriana Hook.fil.

Impatiens walleriana Hook.fil.

Impatiens walleriana Hook.fil.

Impatiens walleriana is a popular herbaceous flowering bedding plant with exploding seed pods, grown as an annual in temperate regions.

Impatiens kinabaluensis S.Akiyama & H.Ohba

Impatiens kinabaluensis S.Akiyama & H.Ohba

Impatiens kinabaluensis S.Akiyama & H.Ohba

Impatiens kinabaluensis is a flowering balsam species endemic to Kinabalu National Park, Borneo, growing in shaded high-altitude rainforest.

Impatiens flaccida Arn.

Impatiens flaccida Arn.

Impatiens flaccida Arn.

Impatiens flaccida is a flowering herb native to South Asia, naturalized in Mauritius and Réunion, with light purple dark-centered flowers.

Impatiens niamniamensis Gilg

Impatiens niamniamensis Gilg

Impatiens niamniamensis Gilg

Impatiens niamniamensis (parrot plant) is an evergreen perennial from tropical Africa widely cultivated as a garden ornamental.

Impatiens pseudoviola Gilg

Impatiens pseudoviola Gilg

Impatiens pseudoviola Gilg

Impatiens pseudoviola Gilg is a small non-hardy perennial with bright pink summer to autumn flowers that holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Impatiens platypetala Lindl.

Impatiens platypetala Lindl.

Impatiens platypetala Lindl.

Impatiens platypetala Lindl. is a variable perennial Impatiens widespread in Indonesia that produces the anthocyanin aurantinidin.

Impatiens textorii Miq.

Impatiens textorii Miq.

Impatiens textorii Miq.

Impatiens textorii Miq. is a Balsaminaceae flowering plant native to East Asia, introduced to New Zealand, first described in 1865.

Impatiens scapiflora B.Heyne

Impatiens scapiflora B.Heyne

Impatiens scapiflora B.Heyne

Impatiens scapiflora B.Heyne is a small scapigerous tuberous or rhizomatous herb with specific described floral and foliar features.

Impatiens acaulis Arn.

Impatiens acaulis Arn.

Impatiens acaulis Arn.

Impatiens acaulis is a flowering plant in the Balsaminaceae family, endemic to most of India and Sri Lanka, with two accepted varieties.

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