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Plant Details

Impatiens pallida

Scientific Name:	Impatiens pallida
Genus:	Impatiens
Species Epithet:	pallida
Common Name:	Yellow Jewelweed, Yellow Touch-me-not, Pale Touch-me-not
Plant Type	Herb/Wildflower
Life Cycle	Annual (Herbs Only)
Plant Family	Balsaminaceae (Touch-Me-Not Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Invasive Status:	^(*Key)
Size:	1-3 ft., 3-6 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	Yellow
Light:	Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day, Less than 2 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Moist, Wet
Bloom Time:	July, August, September
Growing Area:	Mountains, Piedmont
Habitat Description:	Cove forests, streambanks, seepages, moist forests, bogs, roadsides. Common throughout the NC mountains, but uncommon to infrequent in the western half of the Piedmont.
Leaf Arrangement:	Alternate
Leaf Retention:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Simple
Life Cycle:	Annual (Herbs Only)
Wildlife Value:	Highest Wildlife Value
Landscape Value:	Suitable for home landscapes
State Rank:	S5: Secure ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G5 - Secure ^(*Key)
Notes:	Seed capsules explosively dehisce, flinging the seeds far and wide.
Trumpet-shaped yellow flowers North Carolina mountains Bettina Darveaux
The alternate leaves have crenate margins. Blue Ridge Parkway, Haywood Co., NC Bettina Darveaux
A large patch of Impatiens pallida Blue Ridge Parkway, Haywood Co., NC Bettina Darveaux
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record