Small Balsam - Impatiens parviflora

Alternative names
Small-flowered Balsam
Description

Low to tall hairless plant. The leaves are alternate, elliptical to oval, pointed and toothed and generally with glands towards the base. Upper leaves are larger than the lower ones. Flowers are small (6 to 16 mm), pale yellow in racemes of 3 to 10 held above the foliage. The spur is straight or only slightly curved.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Moist ground, woodland and other shaded habitats.

When to see it

Flowers July to November.

Life History

Annual.

UK Status

Local but widespread north to Scotland.

VC55 Status

Uncommon in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 7 of the 617 tetrads.

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Species profile

Common names
Small Balsam
Species group:
Wildflowers
Kingdom:
Plantae
Order:
Ericales
Family:
Balsaminaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
5
First record:
21/08/2013 (Cooper, Barbara)
Last record:
14/08/2018 (Semper, Alan)

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