Common Name: himalaya balsam, purple jewelweed, policeman's helmetScientific Name: Impatiens glandulifera RoyleFamily Name: Balsaminaceae - Touch-Me-Not FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cycleintroduced annual, reproducing by seed Stemsupright, very tall, smooth, hollow, purplish coloration Leavesopposite 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 Podscapsules, dehiscent when mature