Impatiens
E1000153
Impatiens is a large genus of flowering plants, commonly known as touch-me-nots or busy Lizzies, prized for their colorful ornamental blooms and explosive seed dispersal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Impatiens canonical | 1 |
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Eudicots ⓘ |
| commonName |
balsam
ⓘ
busy Lizzie ⓘ impatiens ⓘ touch-me-not ⓘ |
| describedAs | large genus of flowering plants ⓘ |
| economicUse | ornamental horticulture ⓘ |
| family | Balsaminaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
bicolored
ⓘ
orange ⓘ pink ⓘ purple ⓘ red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| growthForm |
herbaceous annual
ⓘ
herbaceous perennial ⓘ |
| habitat |
forest understory
ⓘ
moist shaded habitats ⓘ stream banks ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
alternate leaves
ⓘ
explosive dehiscent seed capsules ⓘ explosive seed dispersal ⓘ fleshy stems ⓘ ornamental flowering plants ⓘ simple leaves ⓘ spurred flowers ⓘ succulent stems ⓘ zygomorphic flowers ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | Latin word "impatiens" meaning "impatient" ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| lightRequirement |
full shade
ⓘ
partial shade ⓘ |
| nameRefersTo | sudden bursting of ripe seed pods ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ Old World tropics ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Impatiens balsamina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Impatiens capensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Impatiens glandulifera NERFINISHED ⓘ Impatiens noli-tangere NERFINISHED ⓘ Impatiens walleriana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Ericales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| pollinator |
bees
ⓘ
butterflies ⓘ hummingbirds ⓘ |
| propagationMethod |
cuttings
ⓘ
seed ⓘ |
| reproduction |
by seeds
ⓘ
vegetative propagation possible ⓘ |
| soilRequirement | moist well-drained soil ⓘ |
| susceptibleTo | downy mildew ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| tolerates | high humidity ⓘ |
| usedAs | ornamental plant ⓘ |
| usedIn |
bedding plantings
ⓘ
container gardening ⓘ shade gardens ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.