WorldFloraDB - Impatiens pallida

Characteristics

Much like no. 1 [Impatiens capensis Meerb.], avg larger; fls 2.5–4 cm, commonly pale yellow, ± dotted with reddish-brown, seldom ochroleucous or white; saccate sep obtuse, nearly or quite as wide as long, the short (4–6 mm) spur abruptly deflexed at about right angles; 2n=20. Wet woods and meadows; Que. and N.S. to Sask., s. to N.C., Tenn., and Okla., mostly less abundant than no. 1, and often in shadier places. June–Sept.

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A tall annual herb. It grows 60 cm to 1.5 m high. It spreads 30-60 cm wide. The stems are succulent and hairless. The leaves are grey-green and have coarse teeth. The flowers hang down and are yellow. They are in clusters in the axils of upper leaves. The fruit are long cylinder shaped capsules.

Life form	annual
Growth form	herb
Growth support	free-standing
Foliage retention	-
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	entomogamy
Spread	-
Mature width (meter)	0.45 - 0.6
Mature height (meter)	1.5
Root system	-
Rooting depth (meter)	0.4
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Nitrogen fixer	-
Photosynthetic pathway	c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows mainly in limestone regions. It is often on the banks of streams and ponds.

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Moist woodland and wet meadows, usually on calcareous soils.

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Usage

The young shoots are simmered in boiling water for 5 minutes then added to Asian vegetable dishes. If eaten as a vegetable the cooking water should be changed a couple of times. They can then be served with butter or vinegar. Caution: It can cause diarrhoea and vomiting. It can contain oxalates.

Uses	medicinal
Edible	leaves seeds shoots
Therapeutic use	Gastrointestinal Aid (leaf), Misc. Disease Remedy (leaf), Pediatric Aid (leaf), Dermatological Aid (leaf), Dermatological Aid (root), Pediatric Aid (root), Ceremonial Medicine (unspecified), Gynecological Aid (unspecified), Dermatological Aid (unspecified), Febrifuge (unspecified), Cathartic (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Wart (unspecified)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed.

Mode	seedlings
Germination duration (days)	21 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°)	21 - 23
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