About Heart-Leaf Balsam
Impatiens cordata is balsam endemic to the southern Western Ghats of India. Like others in the genus, they are annual herbs growing under a foot tall with the stems prostrate. The leaves are alternate and have an ovate to cordate shape. The upper surface of the leaf is glossy and has a distinct petiole.The flowers are single or in pairs in shades of lilac with a darker purple centre. The lower sepals are funnel shaped and the spurs curve inwards.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Impatiens cordata
- Genus
- Impatiens
- Family
- BALSAMINACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Near water courses in Evergreen forests
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Balsaminaceae
Balsam/Touch-me-not family
Heart-Leaf Balsam belongs to the Balsaminaceae family.
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