Impatiens pallida

Common Name: 
pale touch-me-not, pale jewelweed
Scientific Name: 
Impatiens pallida Nutt.
Family Name: 
Balsaminaceae - Touch-Me-Not Family
Identification Notes
Life Cycle
native annual, reproducing by seed
Stems
smooth, branched, tall, translucent, watery when broken
Leaves
ovate or elliptic, thin, hairless, toothed margins, lower opposite, upper alternate, water beads on surface
Flowers
pale yellow, funnel-shaped, brown spots in throat only, curved spur at funnel point; axillary clusters, 2-4 flowered
Flowers of Pale Touch-Me-Not