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Pale Touch-Me-Not (Impatiens pallida)

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Impatiens Pallida, or more commonly know as Pale Touch-Me-Not, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) with green foliage and yellow flowers of the genus Impatiens. It has a rapid growth rate and a height of 8.2 feet at maturity. Its duration is annual which means it grows for one season only. It's active growth period is summer, blooms during indeterminate and is tolerant of shade. Impatiens Pallida or Pale Touch-Me-Not's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont and Wisconsin.

Category: Dicot
Genus: Impatiens
Family: Balsaminaceae
Order: Geraniales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (N)
State T/E Status: ME (SC)
State T/E Common Name: ME (pale jewel-weed)
National Wetland Indicator Status: FACW
Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 1(FACW) 2(FACW) 3(FACW) 4(FACW) 5(FACW) 6(FACW)
Active Growth Period: Summer
After Harvest Regrowth Rate: Slow
Allelopath: No
Bloat: None
Coppice Potential: No
Fall Conspicuous: No
Fire Resistance: No
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Conspicuous: No
Foliage Color: Green
Foliage Porosity Summer: Moderate
Foliage Porosity Winter: Porous
Foliage Texture: Medium
Fruit/Seed Color: Brown
Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: No
Growth Form: Single Crown
Growth Rate: Rapid
Height Mature (feet): 8.2
Leaf Retention: No
Lifespan: Short
Low Growing Grass: No
Resprout Ability: No
Shape and Orientation: Erect
Toxicity: None
Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: Yes
Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: Yes
Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: Yes
Anaerobic Tolerance: Low
CaCO3 Tolerance: High
Cold Stratification Required: No
Drought Tolerance: Low
Fertility Requirement: Medium
Fire Tolerance: Medium
Frost Free Days Minimum: 110
Hedge Tolerance: None
Moisture Use: Medium
pH (Minimum): 6.8
pH (Maximum): 7.4
Precipitation (Minimum): 28
Precipitation (Maximum): 50
Root Depth Minimum (inches): 14
Salinity Tolerance: None
Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
Temperature Minimum (°F): 32
Bloom Period: Indeterminate
Commercial Availability: Routinely Available
Fruit/Seed Abundance: High
Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Summer
Fruit/Seed Period End: Fall
Fruit/Seed Persistence: No
Propagated by Bare Root: No
Propagated by Bulbs: No
Propagated by Container: No
Propagated by Corms: No
Propagated by Cuttings: No
Propagated by Seed: Yes
Propagated by Sod: No
Propagated by Sprigs: No
Propagated by Tubers: No
Seed per Pound: 700000
Seed Spread Rate: Slow
Seedling Vigor: High
Small Grain: No
Vegetative Spread Rate: None

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Pale Touch-Me-Not (Impatiens pallida)

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