Balsaminaceae
Spotted snapweed
Impatiens balsamina
- Family
- Balsaminaceae
- Genus
- Impatiens
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Common names
By language (17)
- Arabic
- بلسم, عُصَيفيرة, مِجزاعة, نعناع رومي
- Asturian
- Árboles imperiales
- Bangla
- সপুষ্পক ও ঔষুধি উদ্ভিদ।
- Chinese
- 凤仙根, 凤仙花, 凤仙透骨草, 急性子, 指甲花, 透骨草, 鳳仙花, 凤仙
- Czech
- Netýkavka balzamína
- Dutch
- Tuinbalsemien
- English
- Spotted snapweed, Garden balsam, Jumping betty
- Indonesian
- Pacar banyu
- Japanese
- てぃんさぐ, 鳳仙花
- Korean
- 봉숭아
- Latvian
- Puķu sprigane
- Malayalam
- ബാൾസം
- Polish
- Niecierpek balsamiczny
- Russian
- Бальзамин садовый
- shn
- မွၵ်ႇၵၢဝ်း, ၵၢဝ်းၵႅဝ်း
- Slovenian
- Breskvica
- Vietnamese
- Hoa móng tay
Synonyms
- Balsamina balsamina Huth
- Balsamina hortensis Desp.
- Impatiens balsamina var. vulgaris Wight & Arn.
- Impatiens coccinea Wall.
Flowers
- In flower
- July to November (from 338 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: portioid, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dr. Guido Bohne, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sofía García, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ajit Ampalakkad, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Martin Alfredo Murillo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Franz Anthony, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Paulmathi Vinod, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.