kashmir balsam

Impatiens balfourii

Member of touch-me-nots (genus Impatiens)
balsam family (family Balsaminaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
purple, pink in flowering plants

Except for extremely rare examples that I don't expect to encounter, there are no other wild species of this genus in the bay area.

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Toxicity of lady slipper, balsam, touch-me-not, buzy lizzie, patience plant, impatients, patient lucy, busy lizzy (Impatiens spp., Impatients spp., Impateins spp., Impatiens or Impatients spp.):
0 – Non-toxic.

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Chris’s observations: 2 (all are research grade)

Locations:

• Dimond Canyon Trail, Oakland
• Joaquin Miller Park, Oakland

Months:

• Jun.: 1
• Jul.: 1

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Not all sites include this taxon:

• Impatiens balfourii → iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora
• not yet listed → FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora