balsam vs Oliver's touch-me-not

Impatiens noli-tangere compared with Impatiens sodenii

Key Differences

• balsam is Least Concern while Oliver's touch-me-not is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	balsam	Oliver's touch-me-not
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
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 noli-tangere	Impatiens sodenii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

balsam

LC — Least Concern

Oliver's touch-me-not

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	balsam	Oliver's touch-me-not
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

balsam

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

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).

balsam

The Balsam (Impatiens noli-tangere) is a species in the genus Impatiens. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.