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Spotted Touch me not

Impatiens capensis

Photo by BareFeat
Published on Project Noah
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42.1084, -72.0787

Field Notes

Habitat:

Scrub, disturbed areas, edges of fields

Notes:

When touched the seed pods explode, spreading the seeds within.

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Impatiens capensis

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Comments (1)
SarahWhitt
Nice photo! One of my all-time favorite wildflowers :)

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Flowers of North America

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PublishedJune 5, 2011

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