Yellow Jewelweed  ( New )
Taken at  Balloch on 6th September 2024 using Nikon Coolpix P950 Fact File



Yellow Jewelweed.
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A.K.A. 		Impatiens pallida.
Ericales.
Balsaminaceae.
Annual.
Touch Me Not
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 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.