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Himalayan Balsam

Impatiens glandulifera

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Field Notes

Description:

about 70 - 150 cm high plant, invasive Species, growing near water streams, flowers can be from violet to pink or white (as seen in the forth pic)

Habitat:

near water- nearly everywhere

Notes:

@ nana puppet

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Comments (9)
Atul
yes very true
Atul
wow nice reminds me of my trip to the valley of flowers . have spotted loads of these there
Ashish
It grows upto 2 meters height.. in long term.
Ashish
Third picture shows accurate shape of this spectacular flower. Nice series..!!
Ashish
http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Gigantic%20Himalayan%20Balsam.html

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Pannonian wildelife
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2011

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