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Don't-Touch-Me, also know as Impatiens noli-tangere This is a common weedy flower in the forests where I live. It has an amazing flower when you get a close look. It has that strange name because of the belief that it is poisonous if eaten.  Geotagged,Germany,Impatiens noli-tangere,Summer,Touch-me-not balsam,Wildflowers Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Don't-Touch-Me, also know as Impatiens noli-tangere

This is a common weedy flower in the forests where I live. It has an amazing flower when you get a close look. It has that strange name because of the belief that it is poisonous if eaten.

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Impatiens noli-tangere (touch-me-not balsam; Latin impatiēns "impatient" or "not allowing", and nōlī tangere "do not touch": literally "be unwilling to touch") is an annual herbaceous plant in the family Balsaminaceae found in damp places in Europe, Asia and North America. The yellow flowers are followed by pods which forcefully explode when ripe, ejecting the seeds for some distance.

Also called touch-me-not, yellow balsam, jewelweed, western touch-me-not or wild balsam.

Similar species: Ericales
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Aug 27, 2017. Captured Aug 27, 2017 18:37 in Hüttenberger Weg, 88214 Ravensburg, Germany.
  • Canon PowerShot SX30 IS
  • f/2.7
  • 1/60s
  • ISO400
  • 4.3mm