"the fungal disease downy mildew that affects impatiens, particularly ""Impatiens walleriana"". The disease was also reported in Canada as well. The pathogen ""plasmopara obducens"" is the chief culprit suspected by scientists, but ""Bremiella sphaerosperma"" is related. These pathogens were first reported in the United States in 2004. Impatiens contain 2-methoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone, an anti-inflammatory and fungicide naphthoquinone that is an active ingredient in some formulations of Preparation H. North American impatiens have been used as herbal remedies for the treatment of bee stings, insect bites, and stinging nettle (""Urtica dioica"") rashes. They are also used after poison ivy (""Toxicodendron radicans"") contact to"
"The species has been crossed with ""Impatiens aurantiaca"" and ""I. platypetala"" to improve characteristics such as drought-resistance. Impatiens hawkeri Impatiens hawkeri, the New Guinea impatiens, is a species of flowering plant in the family Balsaminaceae. It is native to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. It has been bred and hybridized in cultivation to produce a line of garden plants. It was first collected in the Territory of Papua in 1884 and soon became popular as a greenhouse plant. After its discovery, fifteen other similar New Guinea taxa were collected, all of which were later determined to be forms"
"Impatiens hawkeri Impatiens hawkeri, the New Guinea impatiens, is a species of flowering plant in the family Balsaminaceae. It is native to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. It has been bred and hybridized in cultivation to produce a line of garden plants. It was first collected in the Territory of Papua in 1884 and soon became popular as a greenhouse plant. After its discovery, fifteen other similar New Guinea taxa were collected, all of which were later determined to be forms of ""I. hawkeri"". Plants with a great variety of flower and leaf colours are sold in nurseries."
"was subsequently improved as the 'Super Elfin' series. Double-flowered cultivars also exist. Other ""Impatiens"" species, such as African queen (""I. auricoma""), garden jewelweed (""I. balsamina""), blue diamond impatiens (""I. namchabarwensis""), parrot flower (""I. psittacina""), Congo cockatoo (""I. niamniamensis""), Ceylon balsam (""I. repens""), and poor man's rhododendron (""I. sodenii""), are also used as ornamental plants. Hepper, J.Nigel (Ed) 1982. ""Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Gardens for Science & Pleasure."" London. Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Impatiens Impatiens is a genus of more than 1,000 species of flowering plants, widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere and the tropics. Together with the genus ""Hydrocera"" (1"
"Impatiens balfourii Impatiens balfourii is a species of the genus ""Impatiens"" known by the common names Balfour's touch-me-not, Kashmir balsam, and poor man's orchid. It belongs to the family Balsaminaceae. The Latin name ""Impatiens"" means ""impatient"" or ""intolerant"" and refers to the explosive dehiscence of the fruits, which burst at the slightest touch as a means of scattering the seeds. The Latin species epithet ""balfourii"" honors the Scottish botanist Isaac Bayley Balfour (1853-1922). This is an annual herb growing in height. Its stem is glabrous, reddish, lined and very branched. It has alternately arranged, oval to lance-shaped, toothed, stalked leaves"
"above sea level. Impatiens balfourii Impatiens balfourii is a species of the genus ""Impatiens"" known by the common names Balfour's touch-me-not, Kashmir balsam, and poor man's orchid. It belongs to the family Balsaminaceae. The Latin name ""Impatiens"" means ""impatient"" or ""intolerant"" and refers to the explosive dehiscence of the fruits, which burst at the slightest touch as a means of scattering the seeds. The Latin species epithet ""balfourii"" honors the Scottish botanist Isaac Bayley Balfour (1853-1922). This is an annual herb growing in height. Its stem is glabrous, reddish, lined and very branched. It has alternately arranged, oval to lance-shaped,"
"impatiens in New Zealand, where it has escaped cultivation and become a weed. It is cultivated in Australia, where it has naturalized in a few areas in Western Australia and New South Wales. It is documented as an introduced species in the Canary Islands, Hawaii, and Colombia. Impatiens sodenii Impatiens sodenii is a species of flowering plant in the family Balsaminaceae known by the common names poor man's rhododendron, Oliver's touch-me-not, and shrub balsam. It is native to Kenya and Tanzania. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant. This plant is a perennial subshrub growing up to 1.5 meters"
"plant is erect and branches profusely and grows compactly to a height of about half a metre. Like other ""Impatiens"" species it has thick stems, the leaves have a serrulate margin. The flower is light purple and carmine red. The lateral sepals are orbicular and light green. The lower sepal is bulbous and narrows into a hooked spur tipped in carmine. The dorsal petal is orbicular and hooded while the lateral united petals are long. This species of ""Impatiens"" is known in Thai as ""Dork Nok Khaew"" which translates to ""Flower Bird Parrot"". Impatiens psittacina Impatiens psittacina, known variously as"
"Impatiens sodenii Impatiens sodenii is a species of flowering plant in the family Balsaminaceae known by the common names poor man's rhododendron, Oliver's touch-me-not, and shrub balsam. It is native to Kenya and Tanzania. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant. This plant is a perennial subshrub growing up to 1.5 meters tall. The stems are succulent, and woody toward the bases. It is hairless. It has leaves in whorls of up to 12, especially near the ends of the branches. The leaves are widely lance-shaped, or occasionally more oblong, and have toothed edges. They are up to 18"
"Impatiens irvingii Impatiens irvingii is a species of flowering plant in the family Balsaminaceae. It is native to tropical Africa. This is a variable plant. In general, it is a perennial herb with stems up to 1.5 meters long, or occasionally longer. They are rarely erect, more often prostrate or somewhat upright. The stems are succulent with swollen nodes, often red in color or green tinged with red, and sometimes hairy or velvety. The spirally arranged leaves have generally lance-shaped, toothed blades up to 16 centimeters long. They are dark green and waxy on the upper surfaces and silvery green"
"Impatiens irvingii Impatiens irvingii is a species of flowering plant in the family Balsaminaceae. It is native to tropical Africa. This is a variable plant. In general, it is a perennial herb with stems up to 1.5 meters long, or occasionally longer. They are rarely erect, more often prostrate or somewhat upright. The stems are succulent with swollen nodes, often red in color or green tinged with red, and sometimes hairy or velvety. The spirally arranged leaves have generally lance-shaped, toothed blades up to 16 centimeters long. They are dark green and waxy on the upper surfaces and silvery green"
"flower. Impatiens balsamina Impatiens balsamina (garden balsam, garden jewelweed, rose balsam, spotted snapweed, touch-me-not) is a species of ""Impatiens"" native to southern Asia in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Myanmar. It is an annual plant growing to 20–75 cm tall, with a thick, but soft stem. The leaves are spirally-arranged, 2.5–9 cm long and 1–2.5 cm broad, with a deeply toothed margin. The flowers are pink, red, mauve, lilac, or white, and 2.5–5 cm diameter; they are pollinated by bees and other insects, and also by nectar-feeding birds. The ripe seed capsules undergo explosive dehiscence. Different parts of the plant"
"Impatiens glandulifera Impatiens glandulifera is a large annual plant native to the Himalayas. Via human introduction it is now present across much of the Northern Hemisphere and is considered an invasive species in many areas. Uprooting or cutting the plants is an effective means of control. The common names Policeman's Helmet, Bobby Tops, Copper Tops, and Gnome's Hatstand all originate from the flowers being decidedly hat-shaped. Himalayan Balsam and Kiss-me-on-the-mountain arise from the plant originating in the Himalayan mountains. Ornamental jewelweed refers to its cultivation as an ornamental plant. The genus name ""Impatiens"", meaning ""impatient"", refers to its method of"
"a variety of ailments. Vietnamese wash their hair with an extract of the plant to stimulate hair growth. One ""in vitro"" study found extracts of this impatiens species, especially of the seed pod, to be active against antibiotic-resistant strains of ""Helicobacter pylori"". It is also an inhibitor of 5α-reductases, enzymes that reduce testosterone levels. In Korea, the flowers are used to produce an orange nail varnish. The naphthoquinones lawsone, or hennotannic acid, and lawsone methyl ether and methylene-3,3'-bilawsone are some of the active compounds in ""I. balsamina"" leaves. It also contains kaempferol and several derivatives. Baccharane glycosides have been found"
"Impatiens niamniamensis Impatiens niamniamensis, common name Congo cockatoo, parrot impatiens or simply parrot plant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Balsaminaceae. ""Impatiens niamniamensis"" grows about long. This evergreen, perennial species has an erect, succulent, brown stem resembling wood. Leaves are simple, ovate-oblong or elliptical, spirally arranged, about 10 cm long. This plant produces bright and colourful bird-shaped flowers (hence the common names ""Congo cockatoo"" and ""parrot plant"") with a long, curled nectar spur. These unusual flowers vary in colour and size, but those of the clone most common in cultivation in Europe and America ('African Princess') are"
"Impatiens pallida Impatiens pallida (pale jewelweed, pale touch-me-not or yellow jewelweed) is a flowering plant native to Canada and the United States. It grows in moist to wet soils, generally alongside the closely related ""Impatiens capensis"", producing flowers from midsummer through fall. Along with other species of jewelweed or ""touch-me-not"", it is a traditional remedy for skin rashes, although controlled studies have not shown efficacy for this purpose. Nectar spurs are tubular elongations of petals and sepals of certain flowers that usually contain nectar. Flowers of ""Impatiens pallida"" have nectar spurs which are thought to have played a role in"
"Impatiens balsamina Impatiens balsamina (garden balsam, garden jewelweed, rose balsam, spotted snapweed, touch-me-not) is a species of ""Impatiens"" native to southern Asia in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Myanmar. It is an annual plant growing to 20–75 cm tall, with a thick, but soft stem. The leaves are spirally-arranged, 2.5–9 cm long and 1–2.5 cm broad, with a deeply toothed margin. The flowers are pink, red, mauve, lilac, or white, and 2.5–5 cm diameter; they are pollinated by bees and other insects, and also by nectar-feeding birds. The ripe seed capsules undergo explosive dehiscence. Different parts of the plant are"
"tends to have longer leaves and petals. Gillenia Gillenia (syn. ""Porteranthus"") is a genus of two species of perennial herbs in the family Rosaceae. Common names for plants in this genus include: Bowman's root, Indian-physic, American ipecac. This genus is endemic to dry open woods with acidic soils in eastern North America. Both plants are subshrubs with exposed semi-woody branches and serrated leaves; the larger lower leaves are divided into palmately arranged leaflets. Plants bloom in May, June, or July; blooms are composed of five slender white petals which are loosely arranged and typically appear slightly twisted and limp as"
"""Pseudocoprinus"". Gillet transferred the species to ""Psathyrella"" in 1936. In 1938 Jakob Emanuel Lange published the new combination ""Coprinellus impatiens"". Despite the taxonomic shuffling, the species was popularly known as ""Coprinus impatiens"" until 2001, when a large-scale phylogenetic analysis resulted in the splitting of the genus ""Coprinus"" into several smaller genera, and the authors confirmed the validity of the generic placement in ""Coprinellus"". The specific epithet ""impatiens"" is derived from the Latin word for ""impatient"". A 2005 phylogenetics study proposed that ""C. impatiens"" was sister (closely related on the phylogenetic tree) to a large ""Psathyrella"" clade, and that consequently, the"
"Impatiens capensis Impatiens capensis, the orange jewelweed, common jewelweed, spotted jewelweed, spotted touch-me-not, or orange balsam, is an annual plant native to North America. It is common in bottomland soils, ditches, and along creeks, often growing side-by-side with its less common relative, yellow jewelweed (""I. pallida""). Jewelweed plants grow 3 to 5 feet tall and bloom from late spring to early fall. The flowers are orange (or rarely yellow) with a three-lobed corolla; one of the calyx lobes is colored similarly to the corolla and forms a hooked conical spur at the back of the flower. Plants may also produce"
"usually scarlet red and yellow and can reach a length of about . Fruits are explosive capsules of about 14–16 mm. ""Impatiens niamniamensis"" comes from tropical Africa. It can be found from Cameroon through central and East Africa, up to Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania and Angola. It grows in moist and shaded bushlands, at an elevation of above sea level. Impatiens niamniamensis Impatiens niamniamensis, common name Congo cockatoo, parrot impatiens or simply parrot plant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Balsaminaceae. ""Impatiens niamniamensis"" grows about long. This evergreen, perennial species has an erect, succulent, brown stem resembling wood."
"a treatment for warts, ringworm, and nettle stings. It is also used as a hair rinse to relieve an itchy scalp. Impatiens parviflora Impatiens parviflora (small balsam, or small-flowered touch-me-not) is a species of annual herbaceous plants in the family Balsaminaceae, native to some areas of Eurasia, naturalized elsewhere and found in damp shady places. ""Impatiens parviflora"" can grow in sandy, loamy, and clay soils and prefer moist soil. ""Impatiens parviflora"" flowers are considered hermaphroditic, which means that they contain both stamen (male) and pistil (female) structures. These plants are largely pollinated by insects. ""Impatiens parviflora"" has many uses. If"
"Coprinellus impatiens Coprinellus impatiens is a species of fungus in the Psathyrellaceae family. First described in 1821, it has been classified variously in the genera ""Psathyrella"", ""Pseudocoprinus"", ""Coprinarius"", and ""Coprinus"", before molecular phylogenetics reaffirmed it as a ""Coprinellus"" species in 2001. The fungus is found in North America and Europe, where the mushrooms grow on the ground in deciduous forests. The fruit bodies have buff caps that are up to in diameter, held by slender whitish stems that can be up to tall. Several other ""Coprinopsis"" species that resemble ""C. impatiens"" may be distinguished by differences in appearance, habit, or"
"Gillenia Gillenia (syn. ""Porteranthus"") is a genus of two species of perennial herbs in the family Rosaceae. Common names for plants in this genus include: Bowman's root, Indian-physic, American ipecac. This genus is endemic to dry open woods with acidic soils in eastern North America. Both plants are subshrubs with exposed semi-woody branches and serrated leaves; the larger lower leaves are divided into palmately arranged leaflets. Plants bloom in May, June, or July; blooms are composed of five slender white petals which are loosely arranged and typically appear slightly twisted and limp as if they were wilted. The flowers mature"
"foraging, and the returning foragers tend to stimulate the foraging activity of the colony. The foragers of ""B. impatiens"" improve their foraging activity by communicating with others in their nests. They share their abilities to associate scents of good food sources. There are many food plants for ""B. impatiens"" including: “""Aster""”, ""Cirsium, Eupatorium, Gelsemium, Malus, Pontederia, Rubus, Solidag, Trifolium, Crocus, Pieris, Rhododendron"", barberry, mountain laurel, rose, clover, purple vetch, pickerel weed, purple loosestrife, buttonbush, jewel-weed, Beggar’s ticks, goldenrod, boneset, burdock, and ""Impatiens"" from which the bee's name may come. The bees can eat the raw materials like pollen and nectar"
"flower and in determining the most efficient pollinator. Hummingbirds are the main pollinators. They remove more pollen per visit from flowers with curved nectar spurs than with perpendicular nectar spurs. But hummingbirds are not the only pollinators of ""Impatiens capensis"". Bees play an important role in pollination as well. Due to hummingbirds and bees, the pollination of ""Impatiens capensis"" is very high. Impatiens capensis Impatiens capensis, the orange jewelweed, common jewelweed, spotted jewelweed, spotted touch-me-not, or orange balsam, is an annual plant native to North America. It is common in bottomland soils, ditches, and along creeks, often growing side-by-side with"
"center and yellow in throat. It has explosive seedpods, like the other species of the Balsaminaceae family. Seeds are brown when ripe, ca. 1 mm. The scientific name is sometimes misspelled as ""Impatiens namchabawensis"". Impatiens namchabarwensis Impatiens namchabarwensis (blue diamond impatiens) is a 40–50 cm tall plant, native to the Himalaya. It is an annual plant, although it may live for several years in mild climates that do not freeze in winter. This new species was discovered in the Namcha Barwa canyon in Tibet in the summer of 2003 by Yuan Yong-Ming and Ge Xue-Jun. It was growing at an"
"Impatiens psittacina Impatiens psittacina, known variously as the ""parrot flower"" or ""parrot balsam"" is a species of balsam from Southeast Asia that was described by the botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker and was noted for its flower that resemble a ""flying cockatoo"". It is known from Thailand, Burma and parts of India. A balsam, Impatiens psittacina, or parrot flower, is a very rare impatiens species discovered in the Shan States of Upper Burma by Arthur Hedding Hildebrand, a British official. Seeds of it were presented to the Royal Gardens (Kew) in 1899 and it flowered in 1900 and a description was"
"Dutch botanists Jan and Caspar Commelijn, using the two large showy petals of ""Commelina communis"" to symbolise them. The specific name is the Latin adjective ""cyaneus"", meaning ""blue"". As well as scurvy weed, alternative common names include (native) wandering Jew, forget-me-not, and creeping Christian. ""Commelina cyanea"" is a trailing herbaceous perennial plant, whose stems grow along the ground. It readily roots at the nodes when they come into contact with the soil. They die off in winter. The leaves are ovate to narrow-ovate, and measure long by wide. The flowers can occur at any time from spring to autumn. They"
"plant-pollinator coevolution. Most of the nectar spurs of ""Impatiens pallida"" are perpendicular but some of them are curved. These nectar spur flowers are either partially or completely pollinated by insects. The specific pollinator is determined by the curvature of the nectar spur. Since ""Impatiens pallida"" have perpendicular nectar spurs, bees are the main pollinators. Impatiens pallida Impatiens pallida (pale jewelweed, pale touch-me-not or yellow jewelweed) is a flowering plant native to Canada and the United States. It grows in moist to wet soils, generally alongside the closely related ""Impatiens capensis"", producing flowers from midsummer through fall. Along with other species"
"it may have something to do with Nuttall's friend Charles Jones Wister, Sr., of Grumblethorpe, the grandson of the merchant John Wister. Some Philadelphia sources state that the plant is named after Wister. As the spelling is apparently deliberate, there is no justification for changing the genus name under the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. However, some spell the plant's common name ""wistaria"", and Fowler is decisively for the ""wistaria"" spelling. Genetic analysis shows ""Callerya"", ""Afgekia"" and ""Wisteria"" to be each other's closest relatives and quite distinct from other members of the tribe Millettieae. Both have eight chromosomes. The following"
"a compound of two Greek words: ""parme"", meaning ""fruit bowl"" and ""-eileo"", meaning ""enclosed"". This likely refers to the lecanorine apothecia of species belonging to the genus. The specific epithet ""sulcata"" is derived from ""sulcatus"", meaning ""grooved"" or ""furrowed"". The species is known by a number of colloquial names, including hammered shield lichen, cracked-shield lichen, powdered crottle, furrowed shield lichen, powdered shield, and waxpaper lichen. ""Parmelia sulcata"" is a foliose lichen with a generally circular thallus that can range in color from glaucous white to gray on the upper cortex; the lower surface is black. The thallus is broadly lobed."
"the island of Borneo. It grows in shaded rainforests, with moist, well-drained soil, at an altitude of about above sea level. Impatiens kinabaluensis Impatiens kinabaluensis, Kinabalu balsam, is a flowering plant in the family Balsaminaceae. It is endemic to Borneo. The genus name ""Impatiens"" (Latin for ""impatient"") refers to the explosive dehiscence of the fruit. The species name ""kinabaluensis"" refers to Mount Kinabalu, the type locality. ""Impatiens kinabaluensis"" reaches about in height. It has long, rigid stems. The leaves are about 3-4 inches long, dark green, entire, ovate to lanceolate-ovate, ribbed and shiny. The upper surface has a thick, water-repellent"