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Common Jewelweed

Impatiens capensis, the orange jewelweed, common jewelweed, spotted jewelweed, jewelweed, spotted touch-me-not, or orange balsam, is an annual plant in the family Balsaminaceae that is native to North America. It is common in bottomland soils, ditches, and along creeks, often growing side by side with its less common relative, yellow jewelweed (I. pallida).

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Jewelweed is having a big week in the wild

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Jewelweed sightings are surging across nature apps this week

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Impatiens capensis
Genus: Impatiens
Kingdom: Plantae
Hardiness: Zone 10
Habit: herb
Bloom: Indeterminate

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