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Impatiens ecornuta

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Impatiens ecornuta

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Balsaminaceae
Genus: Impatiens
Species:
I. ecornuta
Binomial name
Impatiens ecornuta
Moore, Zika & Rushworth
Synonyms

Impatiens ecalcarata

Impatiens ecornuta, the spurless touch-me-not or western touch-me-not, is an annual flowering plant native to the northwestern United States and British Columbia in Canada.[2][3]

The name of the species was changed in 2012 as Impatiens ecalcarata was found to be nomen illegitimum.[4]

Spurless Jewelweed in Montana, USA

References

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  1. ^ NatureServe (1 September 2023). "Impatiens ecornuta". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Impatiens ecornuta". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  3. ^ Impatiens ecornuta. USDA PLANTS.
  4. ^ Moore, G., P. F. Zika, and C. A. Rushworth. (2012). Impatiens ecornuta, a new name for Impatiens ecalcarata (Balsaminaceae), a jewelweed from the United States and Canada. Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature 22(1) 60-1.