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TouchMeNotPale Common Name:
Pale Touch-Me-Not
 
 
Scientific Name: Impatiens pallida

 

Habitat/Season: Wet & Shady Woodlands & Meadows / June-October

 

Comment: Native a.k.a. Jewelweed This species is less common than its close relative, spotted touch-me-not. The name is derived from the sensitive triggering of seeds exploding from a ripened capsule.