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.