E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of BC

Impatiens ecornuta Gerry Moore, Zika & Rushworth
spurless touch-me-not (western touch-me-not)
Balsaminaceae (Touch-me-not family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

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Distribution of Impatiens ecornuta
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Species Information

General:
Annual succulent herb; stems erect to ascending, freely branched, glabrous, 0.4-1.0 m tall.

Leaves:
Alternate, stalked, elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate, coarsely saw-toothed, 3-10 cm long.

Flowers:
Mostly paired in leaf axils, pale yellow to orange, unspotted; sepals pouched but not spurred.

Fruits:
Capsules, elastically dehiscent, 8-15 mm long, many-seeded.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Illustration

If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.

Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Habitat and Range

Moist forests in the montane zone; rare in SE BC; S to MT and N OR.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Status Information

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Native	S3S4	Yellow	Not Listed

BC Ministry of Environment: BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer.

Synonyms

Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Impatiens ecalcarata Blank.