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Orange Jewelweed

Impatiens capensis

Photo by larkinpb
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Field Notes

Description:

This plant grew about four feet tall and had a five foot radius.

Habitat:

Right beside a road in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Notes:

These plants usually live near poison ivy and they can prevent the it from harming you if you rub the jewel weed on the spot the poison ivy touched.

Reference Links:

Wild Touch-me-not - Impatiens capensis - Overview, Impatiens capensis - Wikipedia, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin

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