Balsaminaceae
Gigantic himalayan balsam
Impatiens sulcata
- Family
- Balsaminaceae
- Genus
- Impatiens
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 槽茎凤仙花, 槽莖鳯仙花
- English
- Gigantic himalayan balsam
Synonyms
- Impatiens gigantea Edgew.
- Impatiens sulcata var. minor Hook.f.
Flowers
- In flower
- August (from 44 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dee Shea Himes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Parul Gupta, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Subash Jeyan, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Siddarth Machado, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dee Shea Himes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sandipan Das, 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). About our plant data.