Balfour'S Jewelweed vs Oliver's touch-me-not

Impatiens balfourii compared with Impatiens sodenii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balfour'S Jewelweed	Oliver's touch-me-not
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Ericales (Ericales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family same	Balsaminaceae	Balsaminaceae
Genus same	Impatiens	Impatiens
Species	Impatiens balfourii	Impatiens sodenii

Evolutionary Relationship

Balfour'S Jewelweed and Oliver's touch-me-not share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Impatiens.

Conservation Status

Balfour'S Jewelweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Oliver's touch-me-not

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balfour'S Jewelweed	Oliver's touch-me-not
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balfour'S Jewelweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (24 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Oliver's touch-me-not

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Ecuador).

Balfour'S Jewelweed

The Balfour'S Jewelweed (Impatiens balfourii) is a species in the genus Impatiens. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Like other members of its genus, this species plays a role in its native ecosystem.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal 🇺🇸 United States