Yellow Jewelweed   New  Taken at  Balloch on 6th September 2024 using Nikon Coolpix P950 Yellow Jewelweed. Species: Order: Family: Habit: Local Names: Impatiens pallida. Ericales. Balsaminaceae. Annual. Touch Me Not. Habitat: Height: Flowers: Feature: Near ponds and streams, in moist deciduous woodlands, and in wet thickets. Up to 2 mts. Summer  - Autumn. Native to North America. The young shoots can be boiled (with two changes of water) as a salad leaf, and the seeds are also edible. Along with other species of jewelweed or "touch-me-not", it is a traditional remedy for skin rashes. When the seeds are ripe, they explode from the pod when touched, giving the plant its common name, touch-me-not.