Impatiens capensis

jewelweed, spotted touch-me-not, orange jewelweed, jewel-weed
Family

Balsaminaceae

Leaf Arrangement

alternate

Leaf Attachment

petiolate

Leaf Margin

crenate, serrate

Leaf Type

simple

Leaf Shape

elliptic, ovate

Growth Form

forb

Flower Color

brown, green, orange, red, yellow

Flower Petals

5

Flower Month

May - November

Height (meters)

0.5 - 1.5

Milky Sap

No

Armed/Unarmed

Unarmed

Origin

native

Lifespan

annual


Wetland Class

FACW

Habitat

Shaded wetlands, marshes, stream margins, alluvial woods, roadside ditches.