Impatiens noli-tangere, an annual height of 40-80cm,
inhabit mountain streamsides or damp forests in hilly districts.
Leaves with petioles are oblong, the tips dully pointed, 4-8cm long,
and the margins have coarse serrations. Inflorescences droop from
the leaf axils; they hang down 3-4cm-long light yellow flowers with
slender peduncles. The stout part is one of the sepals, its basal
part growing into a spur. There are three petals, but the lower two
connate to become a lip. Bloom time: June-September. |