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noli-tangere

Taxon

Impatiens noli-tangere L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 2: 938. 1753 [1 May 1753] (as noli tangere), name proposed for conservationBHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Impatiens noli-tangere--Georgia. Lagodekhi  Forest Reserve. 11 Jun 05. 031.jpg

Impatiens noli-tangere--Georgia. Lagodekhi Forest Reserve. 11 Jun 05. 031.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Impatiens noli-tangere--Canada. BC. Bridal Veil Falls Prov. Park. 26 Jul 08. 012.jpg

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By Christopher Davidson

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Impatiens noli-tangere--Canada. BC. Bridal Veil Falls Prov. Park. 26 Jul 08. 017.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Impatiens noli-tangere--Canada. BC. Bridal Veil Falls Prov. Park. 26 Jul 08. 021.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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Impatiens noli-tangere--Canada. BC. Bridal Veil Falls Prov. Park. 26 Jul 08. 019.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Impatiens noli-tangere--Canada. BC. Bridal Veil Falls Prov. Park. 26 Jul 08. 016.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Impatiens noli-tangere--Canada. BC. Bridal Veil Falls Prov. Park. 26 Jul 08. 020.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Impatiens noli-tangere--Canada. BC. Bridal Veil Falls Prov. Park. 26 Jul 08. 011.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Impatiens noli-tangere--Canada. BC. Bridal Veil Falls Prov. Park. 26 Jul 08. 018.jpg

Impatiens noli-tangere--Canada. BC. Bridal Veil Falls Prov. Park. 26 Jul 08. 018.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to 68 botanical countries across Europe, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Northern America; extinct in Kirgizstan (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

June 11, 2005

Location

Georgia, Kakheti, Lagodekhi

41.843611, 46.285278

Location Remarks

Lagodekhi Forest Reserve

Collectors

No collectors specified

Not collected

July 26, 2008

Location

Canada, British Columbia, Fraser Valley Regional District (Rosedale)

49.183056, -121.741972

Location Remarks

Bridal Veil Falls Provincial Park

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Balsaminaceae

Genus

Impatiens

Specific Epithet

noli-tangere

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 6.3

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.3

Global rank

#168,840 of 335,497

Top 51%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →