Common jewelweed

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Impatiens capensis, the orange jewelweed, common jewelweed, spotted jewelweed, jewelweed, spotted touch-me-not, or orange balsam, is an annual plant in the family Balsaminaceae that is native to North America. It is common in bottomland soils, ditches, and along creeks, often growing side by side with its less common relative, yellow jewelweed (I. pallida).

• It belongs to the Balsaminaceae family. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS describes it as an herb (forb) with a annual life cycle. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists it as native in the lower 48 states and records it in 41 states. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• NatureServe lists it as native to New Hampshire. ^NatureServe
• In New Hampshire, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in July–September. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS lists its flower color as yellow. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS gives its bloom period as indeterminate. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists a mature height of about 4.9 ft. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• iNaturalist has 1,921 research-grade sightings of it in New Hampshire, ranking #24 among the 109 flowers on our New Hampshire list. ^iNaturalist