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Impatiens cordata
Impatiens cordata is balsam endemic to the southern Western Ghats of India. Like others in the genus, they are annual herbs growing under a foot tall with the stems prostrate. The leaves are alternate and have an ovate to cordate shape. The upper surface of the leaf is glossy and has a distinct petiole.The flowers are single or in pairs in shades of lilac with a darker purple centre. The lower sepals are funnel shaped and the spurs curve inwards.
Stemless Balsam · Impatiens arguta · Paleyellow touch-me-not · Impatiens auricoma · Balfour's touch-me-not · Spotted snapweed · Impatiens bicolor · Impatiens bokorensis · Jewelweed · Tree Dwelling Balsam · Impatiens denisonii · Impatiens dorjeekhandui
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
