About Leafless-Stem Balsam
Impatiens scapiflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Balsaminaceae. Impatiens scapiflora or Leafless-Stem Balsam is a terrestrial or epiphytic or lithophytic herb endemic to Western Ghats.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Impatiens scapiflora
- Genus
- Impatiens
- Family
- BALSAMINACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grows on dripping-wet rocks
- Native to
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-November
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)

Botanical family
Balsaminaceae
Balsam/Touch-me-not family
Leafless-Stem Balsam belongs to the Balsaminaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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