PLANTS Profile for Impatiens balsamina (spotted snapweed)

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PLANTS Profile

Impatiens balsamina L.
spotted snapweed


Symbol:		IMBA
Group:		Dicot
Family:		Balsaminaceae
Growth Habit:		Forb/herb
Duration:		Annual
U.S. Nativity:		Introduced

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Impatiens balsamina L.

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Plant Distribution by State:
Impatiens balsamina L.

State Distributional Map for Impatiens balsamina L.

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	FL KY LA MI MO NJ NY OH PA RI VA WI

Impatiens balsamina L. occures in the following states: Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia

Related Taxa:
Impatiens balsamina L.

View 1 genera in Balsaminaceae, 10 species in Impatiens

Classification:
Impatiens balsamina L.

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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 balsamina L. – spotted snapweed

Introduced Information:
Impatiens balsamina L.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Impatiens balsamina L.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 29185.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and distribution from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).