Impatiens glandulifera
Common Name: Himalaya balsam, purple jewelweed, policeman's helmet
Scientific Name: Impatiens glandulifera Royle
Family Name: Balsaminaceae - Touch-Me-Not Family
Identification Notes
Life Cycle:
introduced annual, reproducing by seed
Stems:
upright, very tall, smooth, hollow, purplish coloration 
Leaves:
opposite or whorled (3), oblong to narrowly ovate, sharply toothed, petiole base with stalked glands 
Flowers:
5-petaled (2 lateral pairs fused, 5th petal notched), blue or purple to pink or sometimes white; solitary, elongated stalks, axillary 
Seed Pods:
capsules, dehiscent when mature 
