Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to Idaho; also in eastern North America.
Habitat: Escaped from cultivation in disturbed forest edge at low elevations.
Flowers: July-September
Origin: Introduced from Asia
Growth Duration: Annual
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Pollination: Bumblebees, bees, wasps
Succulent annual, the stems 6-13 dm. tall, often purplish-tinged.
Leaves alternate, opposite or whorled, the petioles stout, 2-5 cm. long; leaf blades ovate-oblong to ovate-elliptic, 6-15 cm. long, sharply and closely serrate.
Flowers several on elongated axillary peduncles; sepals 3, the saccate sepal whitish to red, 2-3 cm. long, purplish-spotted, with a recurved spur 4-5 mm. long; lateral sepals smaller, purplish; petals 5, white to red, the upper one notched at the tip, the lateral ones much smaller, in unequal pairs.
Capsule 5-celled.
Publication: Ill. Bot. Himalaya Mts t. 28, fig. 2. 1834.
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Impatiens glandulifera in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WA Flora Checklist: Impatiens glandulifera checklist entry.
OregonFlora: Impatiens glandulifera information.
E-Flora BC: Impatiens glandulifera atlas page.
CalPhotos: Impatiens glandulifera photos.
USDA Plants: Impatiens glandulifera information.
