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Scientific Name
Impatiens pallida
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Impatiens pallida Nutt.
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Pale Touch-me-not
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderAsteranae
OrderEricales
FamilyBalsaminaceae
GenusImpatiens
SpeciesImpatiens pallida
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Vascular Plant Checklist for Great Smoky Mountains NP Prepared on June 21, 2004 by Janet Rock
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Vascular Plant Checklist for Great Smoky Mountains NP Prepared on June 21, 2004 by Janet Rock
Abundance
Abundant
Abundance Notes
Abundance = Common-characteristic and dominant; Data Source: Vascular Plant Checklist for Great Smoky Mountains NP Prepared on June 21, 2004 by Janet Rock
Elevation Range Tags
  • Mid to High
  • Wide Range
Habitat Tags
  • terrestrial
    Moist woods, light gaps, coves
Life form Tags
  • Annual herb
Park Rank Tags
  • Park common
Taxa Group Tags
  • Vascular-plant
Taxa Subcategory Tags
  • Dicot
Wetland Status Tags
  • Facultative Wetland
Bloom Time Tags
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
151
References
4
Vouchers
11
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sjd-MACA
Created Date
12/14/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
skennedy@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
9/19/2019 1:27:28 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: RangeCode = wr; Range = Wide range of elevations ATBI Sensitivity = Public, Park Species Data Source: White et.al. 1982-98
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