Impatiens ecornuta

Impatiens ecornuta, the spurless touch-me-not or western touch-me-not, is an annual flowering plant native to the northwestern United States and British Columbia in Canada.[1][2]

Impatiens ecornuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Balsaminaceae
Genus: Impatiens
Species:
I. ecornuta
Binomial name
Impatiens ecornuta
Moore, Zika & Rushworth
Synonyms

Impatiens ecalcarata

The name of the species was changed in 2012 as Impatiens ecalcarata was found to be nomen illegitimum.[3]

Spurless Jewelweed in Montana, USA

References

  1. "Impatiens ecornuta". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  2. Impatiens ecornuta. USDA PLANTS.
  3. Moore, G., P. F. Zika, and C. A. Rushworth. (2012). Impatiens ecornuta, a new name for Impatiens ecalcarata (Balsaminaceae), a jewelweed from the United States and Canada. Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature 22(1) 60-1.


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