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Impatiens glandulifera Royle
ornamental jewelweed

       
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Impatiens glandulifera Royle

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Synonyms:
Impatiens glandulifera Royle

  IMRO Impatiens roylei Walp.
 

Distribution:
Impatiens glandulifera Royle

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (CA, CT, ID, MA, ME, MI, MT, NY, OR, VT, WA), CAN (BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Impatiens glandulifera Royle

View 1 genera in Balsaminaceae, 11 species in Impatiens
 

Classification:
Impatiens glandulifera Royle

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Geraniales
Family Balsaminaceae – Touch-me-not family
Genus Impatiens L. – touch-me-not
Species Impatiens glandulifera Royle – ornamental jewelweed
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Impatiens glandulifera Royle

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Connecticut:
ornamental jewelweed              Potentially invasive, banned
Oregon:
policeman's helmet              "B" designated weed
policeman's helmet              Quarantine
Washington:
policeman?s helmet              Class B noxious weed
policeman's helmet              Noxious weed seed and plant quarantine
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Impatiens glandulifera Royle

policeman?s helmet

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

Introduced Information:
Impatiens glandulifera Royle

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Impatiens glandulifera Royle

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW* NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO FACW* NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Impatiens glandulifera Royle

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 29187.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 

Related Web Sites:
Impatiens glandulifera Royle

WA-King County Noxious Weeds

 
 
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