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Impatiens parviflora
Bushes half meter tall with small yellow flowers. Apparently venomous.
Forest. Damp shady places in woods and hedges and disturbed or cultivated ground.
Spotted on Jun 12, 2011
Submitted on Jun 12, 2011
3 Comments
Hi Meik and Daniele, many thanks for the ID! it is indeed this plant. I wanted to add more to the description but I could not find much more info..
Hello Marta! I agree with Daniele, this is could be Impatiens parviflora, however it can be confused with Impatiens noli-tangere. Parviflora has often a more light yellow colour than noli-tangere and redish streaks inside the flower (as in your picture), instead of red spots. Also, 50-60 cm is usually the maximum hight for parviflora, whereas noli-tangere can reach a hight of about 100 cm.
Marta, I think this is Impatiens parviflora. The English Wikipedia entry has no good pic but have a look at the link below. We have them in Switzerland too.
http://www.naturephoto-cz.eu/impatiens-p...