Spotted Touch-me-not; Jewelweed
Scientific Name: Impatiens capensis
Family: Balsaminaceae
Description: Tall, leafy plant with succulent translucent stems and pendent golden-orange flowers spotched with reddish-brown
Habitat: Shaded wetlands
Range: Eastern North America, west to Oklahoma
Comments: None.
Source: National Audubon Society, Field Guide to North American Wildflowers: Eastern Region
Photograph: Used with permission from Patrick Alexander.
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