Taxon:  Impatiens parviflora DC.



Summary
Genus:
Impatiens
Family:
Balsaminaceae
Nomen number:
19843
Place of publication:
Prodr. 1:687.  1824
Verified:
02/27/2003 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 nevskii Pobed.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Adamowski, W. 2009. Impatiens balfourii as an emerging invader in Europe. In P. Pyšek & J. Pergl, eds., Biological invasions: towards a synthesis. NeoBiota 8:183-194.
  3. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  4. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  5. Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) Cambridge University Press.
  6. Douglas, G. W. et al., eds. 1999. Illustrated flora of British Columbia.
  7. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  8. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1479.
  9. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  10. Fedorov, A. A., ed. 1999-. Flora of Russia. The European part and bordering regions (Engl. transl.).
  11. Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
  12. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  13. Hinds, H. R. 2000. Flora of New Brunswick, ed. 2.
  14. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  15. Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica. 1983. Iconographia Cormophytorum Sinicorum suppl. 2:314. Note: 1972-1976; suppl. 1982-1983
  16. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  17. Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
  18. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan. Note: mentions
  19. Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia.
  20. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  21. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  22. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  23. Voroshilov, V. N. 1966. Flora sovetskogo Dal'nego Vostoka; konspekt s tablitsamidlia opredeleniia vidov. 476 pp.
  24. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbalsam  1Hinds, H. R. 2000. Flora of New Brunswick, ed. 2.
Englishsmall balsam  1Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Englishsmall-flower touch-me-not  1Hinds, H. R. 2000. Flora of New Brunswick, ed. 2.
Germankleinblütiges Springkraut  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1479.
Swedishblekbalsamin  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKyrgyzstan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTajikistan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaUzbekistan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMongoliaMongolia  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationAltay Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationGorno-Altay Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationHabarovskij kraj Voroshilov, V. N. 1966. Flora sovetskogo Dal'nego Vostoka; konspekt s tablitsamidlia opredeleniia vidov. 476 pp.
4NaturalizedEuropeEastern EuropeBelarus  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean part Fedorov, A. A., ed. 1999-. Flora of Russia. The European part and bordering regions (Engl. transl.).
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 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 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 EuropeItaly  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
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 AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNova Scotia Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaPrince Edward Island Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaQuébecs.w.Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaBritish Columbia Douglas, G. W. et al., eds. 1999. Illustrated flora of British Columbia.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Altay, Gorno-Altay]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
  • MONGOLIA: Mongolia
  • CHINA: China [Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Habarovskij kraj]
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Sweden
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Ukraine
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Italy, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France
Northern America
  • EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec (s.w.), Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island]
  • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [British Columbia]

Reference(s)
  1. Douglas, G. W. et al., eds. 1999. Illustrated flora of British Columbia.
  2. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  3. Fedorov, A. A., ed. 1999-. Flora of Russia. The European part and bordering regions (Engl. transl.).
  4. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  5. Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
  6. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  7. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  8. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  9. Voroshilov, V. N. 1966. Flora sovetskogo Dal'nego Vostoka; konspekt s tablitsamidlia opredeleniia vidov. 476 pp.
  10. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
Weed  Adamowski, W. 2009. Impatiens balfourii as an emerging invader in Europe. In P. Pyšek & J. Pergl, eds., Biological invasions: towards a synthesis. NeoBiota 8:183-194.
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=19843. Accessed 13 May 2026.