Image to followAI-generated illustrationImpatiens noli-tangere
Impatiens noli-tangere
FamilyGenus: Impatiensnative in Germany
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Species
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Interactions
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Host relationships
Species
About this species
A native herb of damp, nutrient-rich, shady places, bearing yellow flowers from June to September.
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PollinationLarval host
Ecological significance
As a native annual of wet, shaded habitats, it forms part of the natural ground flora and is sensitive to soil disturbance and trampling.
Annual cycle
Flowers appear from June to September. The plant grows actively in spring and completes its above-ground life cycle by autumn.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Schatten
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Starkzehrer (Nährstoffreicher/Fetter Boden)
Flowering period
Jun – Sep
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.585 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Plant in a shaded or partly shaded position in humus-rich, moisture-retentive soil. Keep the ground consistently moist and avoid soil disturbance once established.
Scientific profile
Impatiens noli-tangere is a non-woody herbaceous plant with broad leaves, growing to about 0.58 m tall. It flowers from June to September. The species is native in Great Britain, where it occupies damp, shaded habitats such as woodlands and stream banks. It favours moist, nutrient-rich, often calcareous soils and shows a preference for low-disturbance sites.
Pollinators & visitors
5 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Host relationships
4 species use this plant as a host
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
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