Balsaminaceae
Jewelweed
Impatiens noli-tangere
- Family
- Balsaminaceae
- Genus
- Impatiens
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Common names
By language (40)
- azb
- عادی بالزامین
- Azerbaijani
- Adi balzamin
- Belarusian
- Бальзамін звычайны, Бальсаміна, Бельсаміна лесавая, Пстрыкаўка
- Bulgarian
- Горска слабонога
- Catalan
- Herba de santa cristina, Noli me tàngere, Balsamine des bois
- Chinese
- 水金凤, 水金鳳, 輝菜花, 辉菜花
- csb
- Priskôcz
- Czech
- Netýkavka nedůtklivá
- Danish
- Spring-Balsamin
- Dutch
- Groot springzaad
- English
- Jewelweed, Touch-me-not, Touch-me-not balsam, Western touch-me-not, Wild balsam, Yellow balsam, Western jewel-weed, Balsam
- Estonian
- Õrn lemmalts
- Finnish
- Lehtopalsami, Isokukkainen häpykannus, Korpipalsami
- French
- Balsamine des bois, Impatiente n'y-touchez-pas, Impatiente ne-me-touchez-pas
- Georgian
- Ჩვეულებრივი უკადრისა
- German
- Grosses Springkraut, Großes Springkraut, Altweiberzorn, Echtes Springkraut, Großes Rührmichnichtan, Rühr-mich-nicht-an, Wald-Springkraut, Balsamine des bois
- gv
- Balsym buigh
- hsb
- Wulki pryskawc, Cyrkawc, Njedótk, Sypotawka
- Hungarian
- Erdei nebáncsvirág
- Japanese
- キツリフネ, 黄釣船
- Korean
- 노랑물봉선
- kw
- Tardhles
- Latvian
- Meža sprigane
- Lithuanian
- Paprastoji sprigė, Balsamine des bois
- Luxembourgish
- Kräitche Réiermechnetun
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Springfrø
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Springfrø
- os
- Æнæвнæл
- pcd
- Bélzhamin·ne, Binjamin·ne, Bélzamie, Juyin·ne
- Persian
- گل بیصبر
- Polish
- Niecierpek pospolity
- Portuguese
- Erva-de-santa-catarina, Balsamina-do-mato, Erva-não-me-toques, Não-me-toques
- Russian
- Недотрога обыкновенная, Или Бальзамин, Или Ванька мокрый, Недотрога западная, Недотрога Комарова
- Serbian
- Prskavac
- Slovak
- Netýkavka nedotklivá
- Slovenian
- Navadna nedotika
- Spanish
- Hierba de Santa Catalina, No quieras tocarme, Nometoques, Yerba de las moscas, Yerba de Santa Catalina
- Swedish
- Springkorn, Balsamine des bois
- Turkish
- Yabani kına çiçeği
- Welsh
- Ffromlys melyn
Synonyms
- Balsamina impatiens A.Rich.
- Balsamina lutea Delarbre
- Balsamina noli-tangere (L.) Scop.
- Impatiens borealis Sweet
- Impatiens caucasica Steven
- Impatiens cucullata Gilib.
- Impatiens komarovii Pobed.
- Impatiens lutea Lam.
- Impatiens noli-me-tangere Crantz
- Impatiens noli-tangere f. albiflora A.F.Schwarz ex Beger & Em.Schmid
- Impatiens noli-tangere f. hemileuca Koji Ito & Hinoma
- Impatiens noli-tangere f. pallescens Beger
- Impatiens noli-tangere f. pallida Herm. ex Beger & Em.Schmid
- Impatiens noli-tangere f. pallidiflora H.Lindb.
- Impatiens noli-tangere var. pallescens (Beger) Nakai
- Impatiens noli-tangere var. pallida (Herm. ex Beger & Em.Schmid) M.Kim
- Impatiens noli-tangere var. parviflora Kitag.
- Impatiens occidentalis Rydb.
- Impatiens palustris Pers.
- Impatiens penduliflora St.-Lag.
Flowers
- In flower
- June to September (from 971 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Ilkka Tuunainen, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Takashi KOIKE, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Oleksandr Shynder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Connie Taylor, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Túrelio, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: stn ktn, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: MdE, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Евгения, CC0, from iNaturalist ![Jewelweed: Großes Springkraut, Impatiens noli tangere , Balsaminaceae, Deutschland, Bayern, Oberfranken, Lichtenberg, Höllental Foto: U. Schmidt, VIII.2011 [2012?]](/plants/impatiens-noli-tangere/photos/dce996713864524b-s.webp)
Photo: Udo Schmidt from Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
![Jewelweed: Großes Springkraut, Impatiens noli tangere , Balsaminaceae, Deutschland, Bayern, Oberfranken, Lichtenberg, Höllental Foto: U. Schmidt, VIII.2011 [2012?]](/plants/impatiens-noli-tangere/photos/dce996713864524b-l.webp)
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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.