Marsh Balsam
Impatiens tomentosa
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- June-September
How to identify Marsh Balsam
Identify Marsh Balsam by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Alternate.
- Confirm leaf surface: Tomentose (woolly, matted hairs).
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: June-September.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Balsaminaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Marsh Balsam.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Impatiens tomentosa
- Genus
- Impatiens
- Family
- Balsaminaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Water logged places
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-September
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- AlternaterecordedOne leaf per node, arranged in a spiral or zigzag up the stem.
- Leaf surface
- Tomentose (woolly, matted hairs)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Marsh Balsam itself; the rest are typical of the Balsaminaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Marsh Balsam itself; the rest are typical of the Balsaminaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Marsh Balsam
Marsh Balsam (Impatiens tomentosa) belongs to the Balsaminaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. It grows in water logged places. Flowering and fruiting run from June to September.
Balsaminaceae
Balsam/Touch-me-not family
Marsh Balsam belongs to the Balsaminaceae family.
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