Balsaminaceae

Oliver's touch-me-not

Impatiens sodenii Engl. & Warb. ex Engl.

Family: Balsaminaceae
Genus: Impatiens

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Oliver's touch-me-not (Impatiens sodenii) — FlowerPhoto: Murray Dawson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Oliver's touch-me-not

Synonyms

Impatiens elgonensis T.C.E.Fr.
Impatiens magnifica G.M.Schulze
Impatiens oliveri C.H.Wright ex W.Watson
Impatiens thomsonii Oliv.
Impatiens uguenensis Warb.

Flowers

In flower: all year (from 247 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Murray Dawson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Florencia Grattarola, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michelle Norcéide, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Chris Ecroyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Manuel Roncal, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: GERMAN LEONEL SARMIENTO CRUZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: agujaceratops, 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.