Impatiens L.
(balsams)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Impatiens capensis
Orange Balsam
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 		Species 6 images
Impatiens glandulifera
Indian Balsam, Himalayan Balsam
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 		Species 19 images 1 ident. refs
Impatiens parviflora
Small Balsam
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 		Species 3 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusImpatiens (balsams)
FamilyBALSAMINACEAE (balsams)
OrderERICALES (heaths, heathers, azaleas, primroses, loosestrifes and balsams)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Williams, S. & Rich, T.C.G. Impatiens, vegetative Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012

Impatiens (balsams) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Impatiens (balsams)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 28 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Impatiens (balsams)
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