Indian balsam vs Oliver's touch-me-not

Impatiens glandulifera compared with Impatiens sodenii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian balsam	Oliver's touch-me-not
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order same	Ericales (杜鹃花目)	Ericales (杜鹃花目)
Family same	Balsaminaceae	Balsaminaceae
Genus same	Impatiens	Impatiens
Species	Impatiens glandulifera	Impatiens sodenii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Indian balsam

NE — Not Evaluated

Oliver's touch-me-not

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian balsam

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Japan, Kyrgyzstan), Europe (32 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇺🇸 United States