Impatiens ecornuta

Impatiens ecornuta
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Balsaminaceae
Genus:	Impatiens
Species:	I. ecornuta
Binomial name
Impatiens ecornuta Moore, Zika & Rushworth
Synonyms
Impatiens ecalcarata

Impatiens ecornuta, the spurless touch-me-not or western touch-me-not, is an annual flowering plant native to the northwestern United States and British Columbia in Canada. ^{[2] [3]}

The name of the species was changed in 2012 as Impatiens ecalcarata was found to be nomen illegitimum . ^[4]

Spurless Jewelweed in Montana, USA

References

1. NatureServe (1 September 2023). "Impatiens ecornuta". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
2. "Impatiens ecornuta". Germplasm Resources Information Network . Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture . Retrieved 25 January 2018.
3. Impatiens ecornuta. USDA PLANTS.
4. Moore, G., P. F. Zika, and C. A. Rushworth. (2012). Impatiens ecornuta, a new name for Impatiens ecalcarata (Balsaminaceae), a jewelweed from the United States and Canada. Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature 22(1) 60-1.