Touch-Me-Not - Impatiens pallida

Habitat: Meadow

comments (10)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Impressive how you managed to get a stable shot when touchy you comes across a touch-me-not species. You must have been trembling. Posted 2 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Photo first, touch second. I ALWAYS touch these. It's a compulsion because the seed pods do this:
  
  You don't even have to pluck them off the plant to get them to pop. Just a gentle touch or brush up against the plant makes them burst. Posted 2 years ago, modified 2 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Cool video! Posted 2 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      Thanks. I recommend touching a touch-me-not if you ever come across one. Posted 2 years ago
    2. 1. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        We've come across it multiple times, especially those that close their leafs when you touch them. It's great fun. Posted 2 years ago
      2. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        I've considered getting a Mimosa (sensitive plant), like you mention, as a houseplant. But, fear it would die on purpose just to escape my constant touching. Posted 2 years ago
        
        Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        Hehe, I think it recovers in minutes? Posted 2 years ago
        
        Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Yes, of course. But, now you've ruined my joke...I was joking that all of my touching would lead the plant to die on purpose just to escape me. <Insert your laughter here> Posted 2 years ago
        
        Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        Didn't realize it was a joke ;) Posted 2 years ago
        
        Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Gasp! Don't you know by now, 75%-ish of what I say is a joke. ;P Posted 2 years ago, modified 2 years ago

The Pale jewelweed

"Impatiens pallida" is a flowering plant native to Canada and the United States. It grows in moist to wet soils, generally alongside the closely related "Impatiens capensis", producing flowers from midsummer through fall.

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Similar species: Ericales

Species identified by Christine Young