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  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Heathers, Balsams, Primroses, and Allies
  6. Balsam Family
  7. Touch-me-nots
  8. Impatiens Sect. Racemosae
  9. Small Balsam

species 47,646 observations

Small Balsam

Impatiens parviflora

Status
introduced
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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12 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Ornate Hydriris Moth 1
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Jewelweed Leaf-miner Fly 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Mallard, Common Raven, Eurasian Jackdaw, Redpoll 6
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Banded Thintail, Variable Duskyface Fly, Black-thighed Flower Fly, Prickly Ceratina 4

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Annual Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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