Taxon:  Impatiens noli-tangere L.



Summary
Genus:
Impatiens
Family:
Balsaminaceae
Nomen number:
19841
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:938.  1753 "noli tangere", nom. cons.
Comment:
conserved (nom. cons.) with a conserved type (Shenzhen ICN Art. 14.9 & App. IV)
Verified:
03/04/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (0  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 komarovii Pobed.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  3. Barrie, F. R. 2011. Report of the General Committee: 11. Taxon 60:1212. Note: proposal recommended
  4. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  5. Brummitt, R. K. 2010. Report of the Nomenclature Committee for Vascular Plants: 61. Taxon 59:1274. Note: proposal recommended
  6. Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) Cambridge University Press.
  7. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  8. Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
  9. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1479.
  10. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  11. Fu, Y. C. et al. 1977-. Flora intramongolica.
  12. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  13. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 2000. International code of botanical nomenclature (Saint Louis Code) Art. 23.2, Ex. 1; 23.6(c), Ex. 16.
  14. Grubov, V. I. 2001. Key to the vascular plants of Mongolia
  15. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
  16. Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
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  19. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  20. Kitagawa, M. 1979. Neo-lineamenta florae Manshuricae.
  21. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  22. Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
  23. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  24. Missouri Botanical Garden. Flora of China Checklist (on-line resource).
  25. Moss, E. H. & J. G. Packer. 1983. Flora of Alberta, ed. 2.
  26. Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
  27. Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia.
  28. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  29. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  30. Stace, C. 1995. New flora of the British Isles.
  31. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  32. Welsh, S. L. 1974. Anderson's flora of Alaska and adjacent parts of Canada.
  33. Zika, P. F. et al. 2008. (1818) Proposal to conserve the name Impatiens noli-tangere (Balsaminaceae) with a conserved type. Taxon 57:650-651.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbalsam  1Stace, C. 1995. New flora of the British Isles.
Englishquick-in-the-hand  1Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
Englishtouch-me-not  1Stace, C. 1995. New flora of the British Isles.
Englishtouch-me-not balsam  1Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Englishwestern touch-me-not  1Welsh, S. L. 1974. Anderson's flora of Alaska and adjacent parts of Canada.
Germangroßes Springkraut  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
Germanrühr mich nicht an  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1479.
Japanese Rōmajiki-tsurifune  2Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Swedishspringkorn  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationDagestan Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHebei Sheng  
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHeilongjiang Sheng  
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHenan Sheng  
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJilin Sheng  
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaLiaoning Sheng  
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaNei Mongol Zizhiqu  
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShaanxi Sheng  
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShandong Sheng  
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShanxi Sheng  
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaZhejiang Sheng  
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHokkaidô Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHonshu Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanKyushu Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanShikoku Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea  Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan s.e.Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKyrgyzstan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMongoliaMongolia  Grubov, V. I. 2001. Key to the vascular plants of Mongolia
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationAmur Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationHabarovskij kraj Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationKamčatskij kraj Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationMagadanskaja oblast' Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationPrimorye Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationSakhalin Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian Federation-Eastern SiberiaEastern Siberia Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian Federation-Western SiberiaWestern Siberia Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran n.Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeBelarus  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeEstonia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeLatvia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeLithuania  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeMoldova  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean part Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine incl. KrymEuro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeDenmark  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeFinland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBosnia and Herzegovina  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeMontenegro  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesIdaho Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesOregon Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesWashington Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaUnited StatesAlaska Welsh, S. L. 1974. Anderson's flora of Alaska and adjacent parts of Canada.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaAlberta Moss, E. H. & J. G. Packer. 1983. Flora of Alberta, ed. 2.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaBritish Columbia Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaManitoba Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaSaskatchewan Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Iran (n.), Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia], Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia [Eastern Siberia]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan (s.e.), Kyrgyzstan
  • MONGOLIA: Mongolia
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Habarovskij kraj, Primorye, Amur, Kamčatskij kraj, Magadanskaja oblast', Sakhalin]
  • CHINA: China [Hebei Sheng, Heilongjiang Sheng, Henan Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Shaanxi Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Shanxi Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan [Hokkaidô, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku]
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine (incl. Krym)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Italy, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France
Northern America
  • SUBARCTIC AMERICA: United States [Alaska]
  • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, British Columbia]
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Idaho, Oregon, Washington]

Reference(s)
  1. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  2. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  3. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  4. Grubov, V. I. 2001. Key to the vascular plants of Mongolia
  5. Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
  6. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  7. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  8. Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
  9. Moss, E. H. & J. G. Packer. 1983. Flora of Alberta, ed. 2.
  10. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  11. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  12. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  13. Welsh, S. L. 1974. Anderson's flora of Alaska and adjacent parts of Canada.
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=19841. Accessed 12 May 2026.