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touch-me-not, common name for any plant of the genus Impatiens of the jewelweed jewelweed, common name for the Balsaminaceae, a family of widely distributed annual and perennial herbs. The principal genus is Impatiens, so named because of the sudden bursting of the mature seed capsules when touched. ..... Click the link for more information. family. I. balsamina is also called balsam. touch-me-notEither of two North American impatiens, also known as jewelweed or snapweed, growing in moist areas. Impatiens capensis, also called I. biflora, typically has crimson-spotted orange flowers; I. pallida has yellow to white flowers, sometimes spotted with brownish-red. They are common weeds native to extensive regions of eastern North America. Their juice is said to be a remedy for poison-ivy rashes. |
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