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Impatiens shailajae

Impatiens shailajae
Photo: Arya Sindhu, CC BY 4.0
Family
Balsaminaceae (Balsamin family)
Safety
Not toxic to cats or dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
India (Kerala)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Impatiens shailajae is a species of flowering plant in the family Balsaminaceae. I. shailajae is a herb with violet flowers. It is native to Kerala, and was named after K. K. Shailaja, the state's former health minister.

Where it grows

Impatiens shailajae is native to the wet tropical biome of Kerala, India. The species grows on stone. It has been found near Fimbristylis sedges, and Impatiens verticillata.

Other Impatiens plants

Stemless Balsam · Impatiens arguta · Paleyellow touch-me-not · Impatiens auricoma · Balfour's touch-me-not · Spotted snapweed · Impatiens bicolor · Impatiens bokorensis · Jewelweed · Heart Leaf Balsam · Tree Dwelling Balsam · Impatiens denisonii

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Impatiens shailajae by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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