Pale Jewelweed & Spotted Jewelweed

Impatiens capensis Meerb., Impatiens pallida Nutt.

Balsaminaceae

Another look at a Jewelweed flower and bud, photo credit D. Botcherby 2022

Names and Their Meanings

Kanienʼkéha

ietsi'erorókhstha, yetsi'erorókhstha

Anishinaabemowin

gzhiibosegaateaa, omakakiibag

French

balsamine pale, l'impatiente pâle

Kanienʼkéha

ietsi'erorókhstha, yetsi'erorókhstha

Anishinaabemowin

gzhiibosegaateaa, makikiibag, wesa’wasga’skonek, ozaawashkojiibik

French

Balsamine du Cap, Chou sauvage, Impatiente biflore

Field of Spotted jewelweed, photo credit YZ Ni 2022

Spotted jewelweed flower, photo credit D. Botcherby 2022

Another look at a Jewelweed flower and bud, photo credit D. Botcherby 2022

Jewelweed leaves from above, showing their organization around their stalks and leaf venation, photo credit, J. Dolan 2022

Pale jewelweed herbarium specimen, collected at Balls Falls by Yu Zhao Ni, K. Mitsui, Joy Amyotte, and Alyssa General, 2022

S4 (Apparently Secure) in Ontario and New York, and Québec S3 (Vulnerable).

S5 (Secure) in Ontario, Québec and New York