Impatiens aurella

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Impatiens aurella
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Impatiens aurella, also known as the pale yellow touch-me-not
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Balsaminaceae
Genus: Impatiens
Species:
I. aurella
Binomial name
Impatiens aurella
Rydb. (1901)

Impatiens aurella, also known as the Idaho jewelweed, mountain jewelweed, varied jewelweed, or pale yellow touch-me-not, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Balsaminaceae. It is found in northwest North America up through British Columbia, Canada. It produces a yellow-orange flower during the blooming months of late June/early July through September. [2] The plant is an annual herb that grows to just over 1 m (3 ft 3 in) tall. As a member of the genus Impatiens it is also a touch-me-not, a herbaceous plant that has a ripe seed capsule that will explode. [3] The flowers are considered toxic, and should not be ingested. [4] Once cultivated, the plant has medicinal properties to help in the treatment of warts, ringworm, nettle stings, and poison ivy rash. [5] Additional research suggests yellow dye and shampoo for itchy scalps may be possible from this species. [5]

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Description

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Impatiens aurella plant

Impatiens aurella grows up to approximately 460 mm (18 in) tall. [1] The leaves grow to be 3–12 cm (1.2–4.7 in) long and the petioles are 2–4 cm (0.79–1.57 in) long. [6] The yellow blooms (often have orange spots) are saccate sepal and approximately 1 cm (0.39 in) in length. The lateral sepals are smaller and bloom with five petals that are approximately 5–8 mm (0.20–0.31 in) in length. [6] The flowers bloom in sets of two.

Typical of all impatiens, I. aurella has a small fruit capsule that contains up to six seeds. [3] This fruit capsule will explode and disperse seeds around the plant, which is where the genus Impatiens gets its name. [3]

Habitat

This species of Impatiens is found in North America in the northwest United States from central Alaska to Washington, Idaho, Montana, and British Columbia, Canada. [7]

Impatiens aurella is known to grow in tall vegetation and cattails. It is typically surrounded by wetland habitats such as marshes, drainage ditches, and lakeshores in the interior cedar hemlock. [3] It prefers organic soil, and will grow in both disturbed and undisturbed locations. [6] Interestingly, the species rarely appears in abundance.

Conservation

The conservation status of I. aurella is listed as least concern. [2] Despite not growing in large bunches, the annual flower shoots seeds that can allow new plants to grow in future years.

In order to conserve the habitat for I. aurella, avoid development in areas with known growth and protect wetland habitats to create optimal growth conditions. [3]  

Related Research Articles

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<i>Impatiens walleriana</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Lotus corniculatus</i> Species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae

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<i>Aquilegia canadensis</i> Species of plant

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<i>Dendromecon rigida</i> Species of tree

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<i>Impatiens capensis</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Impatiens noli-tangere</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Impatiens balsamina</i> Species of flowering plant in the family Balsaminaceae

Impatiens balsamina, commonly known as balsam, garden balsam, rose balsam, touch-me-not or spotted snapweed, is a species of plant native to India and Myanmar.

<i>Iris lacustris</i> Species of flowering plant

Iris lacustris, the dwarf lake iris, is a plant species in the genus Iris, subgenus Limniris and in the section Lophiris. It is a rhizomatous, beardless perennial plant, native to the Great Lakes region of eastern North America. It has lavender blue or violet-blue flowers, a very short stem and long fan-like green leaves. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions. It is closely related to Iris cristata.

<i>Iris cristata</i> Species of flowering plant

Iris cristata is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Limniris. It is a rhizomatous perennial plant, endemic to the eastern United States. It has pale lavender flowers with a white patch and orange or yellow crest. It is a close relative to Iris lacustris, the only other crested iris native to North America. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.

<i>Impatiens pallida</i> Species of flowering plant

Impatiens pallida, with the common names pale jewelweed, pale touch-me-not, or yellow jewelweed, is a flowering annual plant in the family Balsaminaceae native to Canada and the United States. It grows in moist to wet soils, generally alongside the closely related Impatiens capensis, producing flowers from midsummer through fall.

<i>Impatiens psittacina</i> Species of flowering plant

Impatiens psittacina, known variously as the "parrot flower" or "parrot balsam" is a species of balsam from Southeast Asia that was described by the botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker and was noted for its flower that resemble a "flying cockatoo". It is known from Thailand, Burma and parts of India.

<i>Claytonia lanceolata</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Hammarbya</i> Genus of orchids

Hammarbya paludosa is a small orchid commonly known as bog orchid, bog adder's-mouth or bog adder's-mouth orchid. It grows in bogs in temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

<i>Impatiens balfourii</i> Species of orchid

Impatiens balfourii is a species of the genus Impatiens known by the common names Balfour's touch-me-not, Kashmir balsam, and poor man's orchid. It belongs to the family Balsaminaceae.

<i>Iris japonica</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Croton monanthogynus</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Ranunculus hispidus</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Oenothera versicolor</i> Species of flowering plant

Oenothera versicolor, the red evening-primrose, is a species of flowering plant in the family Onagraceae, native to South America, from Peru and Ecuador down to Bolivia and Northern Argentina This species is not as common in cultivation as other members of the genus but popular cultivars including 'Sunset Boulevard' are grown in gardens around the temperate world as the plant is hardy down to at least −10 °C (14 °F).

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