Taxon:  Impatiens glandulifera Royle



Summary
Genus:
Impatiens
Family:
Balsaminaceae
Nomen number:
19826
Place of publication:
Ill. bot. Himal. Mts. 2(2): t. 28, fig. 2.  1834; 1(5):151.  1835
Verified:
02/27/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
14 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Impatiens roylei Walp.

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Seeds

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Akiyama, S. 1999. New records of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) in Hokkaido. Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, B 25:143-149.
  3. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  4. Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
  5. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  6. Clements, D. R. et al. 2008. The biology of invasive alien plants in Canada. 9. Impatiens glandulifera Royle. Canad. J. Pl. Sci. 88:403-417.
  7. Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) Cambridge University Press.
  8. Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 170.
  9. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  10. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1478.
  11. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  12. Fernández Nava, R. et al. 1998. Listado florístico de la cuenca del Río Balsas, México. Polibotanica 9:1-151.
  13. Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
  14. Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
  15. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  16. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  17. Hinds, H. R. 2000. Flora of New Brunswick, ed. 2.
  18. Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
  19. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  20. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Impatiens roylei Walp.
  21. Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation) 10:77; 14:84.
  22. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  23. Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
  24. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  25. National Plant Board. 2008-. National Plant Board federal and state quarantine summaries
  26. Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
  27. Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia.
  28. Polunin, O. & A. Stainton. 1984. Flowers of the Himalaya
  29. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  30. Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
  31. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  32. USDA, NRCS. United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service's PLANTS database (on-line resource).
  33. Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora.
  34. Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
  35. 2018. Mid-Atlantic invasive plant species (on-line resource)
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishHimalayan balsam  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
EnglishIndian balsam  1Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Englishornamental jewelweed  1USDA, NRCS. United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service's PLANTS database (on-line resource).
Englishpoliceman's-helmet  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
English (Canada)Himalayan balsam  Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 170.
Frenchbalsamie de l'Himmalaya  2Hinds, H. R. 2000. Flora of New Brunswick, ed. 2.
Germandrüsiges Springkraut  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1478.
Germanindisches Springkraut  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1478.
Swedishjättebalsamin  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaHimachal Pradesh Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaJammu and Kashmir Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMizoram Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaUttar Pradesh Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan n.Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapan  Akiyama, S. 1999. New records of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) in Hokkaido. Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, B 25:143-149.
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationAltay Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation) 10:77; 14:84.
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationGorno-Altay Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation) 10:77; 14:84.
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationIrkutsk Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation) 10:77; 14:84.
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationKrasnoyarsk Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation) 10:77; 14:84.
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationNovosibirsk Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation) 10:77; 14:84.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
4NaturalizedEuropeEastern EuropeEstonia  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedEuropeEastern EuropeLatvia  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedEuropeEastern EuropeLithuania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean part Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeDenmark  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeFinland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeIreland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedNorthern America Canada  Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMorelos Fernández Nava, R. et al. 1998. Listado florístico de la cuenca del Río Balsas, México. Polibotanica 9:1-151.
Native
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Mizoram, Uttar Pradesh], Nepal, Pakistan (n.)
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Altay, Gorno-Altay, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan
Australasia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Sweden
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Croatia, Italy, Romania, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Morelos]
  • REGION: Canada, United States

Reference(s)
  1. Akiyama, S. 1999. New records of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) in Hokkaido. Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, B 25:143-149.
  2. Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
  3. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  4. Fernández Nava, R. et al. 1998. Listado florístico de la cuenca del Río Balsas, México. Polibotanica 9:1-151.
  5. Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
  6. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  7. Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation) 10:77; 14:84.
  8. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  9. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  10. Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
  11. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Weed in WashingtonNational Plant Board. 2008-. National Plant Board federal and state quarantine summaries
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=19826. Accessed 15 April 2026.