Impatiens balfourii Calflora

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Taxon Report

Impatiens balfourii Hook. f.

Balfour's touch me not

2019 Randy Huey

2006 Peter Zika

2006 James B. Gratiot

Impatiens balfourii is a perennial herb that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~30 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Impatiens
Family:	Balsaminaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Communities: escaped cultivar

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


j06	Impatiens balfouri

Information about Impatiens balfourii from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (IMBA2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).