Balsaminaceae
Pale touch-me-not
Impatiens pallida
- Family
- Balsaminaceae
- Genus
- Impatiens
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Common names
By language (3)
- English
- Pale touch-me-not
- French
- Impatiente pâle
- Persian
- گل رنگپریده
Synonyms
- Chrysaea aurea (Muhl.) Nieuwl. & Lunell
- Impatiens aurea Muhl.
- Impatiens pallida f. dichroma Steyerm.
- Impatiens pallida f. pallida Fosberg
- Impatiens pallida f. speciosa Jenn.
- Impatiens pallida var. alba Clute
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: User:SB_Johnny, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.