Jewelweed


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An annual plant, the crushed leaves and stem juice of which is used topically for bites, eczema, and poison ivy
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Impatiens pallida Nutt.; Yellow jewelweed, pale touch-me-not; Gravel lot and adjacent field; Rare; C = 4; BSUH 18027.
The vascular flora and vegetational communities of Munsee Woods Nature Preserve, Delaware County, Indiana
Jewelweed is the story of these families, their histories, and the fragile bonds that connect them together in surprising and often secretive ways.
Jewelweed
impatiens Any of various plants of the genus Impatiens, which includes the jewelweed.
Flower family knows its roots
Yellow jewelweed individuals are often found growing in close proximity to related individuals and are known to respond strongly to aboveground competition, making this species a likely candidate for kin recognition.
Some plants can recognize their 'relatives' from 'strangers'
And there would be black-eyed Susans, and nettles and milkweed and jewelweed and brambles and some avid vine that wilted in sunlight and broke at the slightest touch, leaving tiny whiskers of thorn in the hand that touched it.
The rural life
* Jewelweed or touch-me-not, which is a succulent broadleaf that can grow to a height of 5 feet (1.5 meters).
Chapter 1: History of agriculture
The island is rich with hummingbirds, jewelweed and wild strawberries.
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This study (2004) Food Item % % Frequency Volume of occurrence Soybeans 56.84 47.67 Corn 34.14 40.67 Acorns 1.40 5.74 Sorghum 1.22 3.83 Leaves 1.07 40.67 Japanese 0.80 6.70 honeysuckle Slugs 0.69 14.83 Ragweed 0.69 8.13 Switchgrass 0.61 3.35 Grass seeds 0.41 4.31 Smooth crabgrass 0.34 3.35 Poison ivy 0.29 1.91 Small wild bean 0.17 2.39 Grasshoppers 0.17 1.44 Dayflower 0.16 5.26 Larimer (1960) Food Item % % Frequency Volume of occurrence Corn 27.79 28.85 Soybeans 22.43 22.08 Lespedezas 8.66 42.23 Acorns 7.19 9.55 Wheat 5.45 4.54 Ragweed 4.58 26.40 White sassafras 3.80 5.23 Desmodium 2.94 12.11 Slugs 2.81 6.84 Jewelweed 1.82 8.66 Bidens 1.38 18.98 Cowpea 1.36 1.73 Grasshoppers 1.32 4.54 Small wild bean 1.00 12.53 Yellow foxtail 0.86 9.12 Table 3.
Food choices by northern bobwhites in Illinois
self-fertilized and outcrossed progeny in Jewelweed (Impatiens
The cleistogamous breeding system: a review of its frequency, evolution, and ecology in angiosperms
Commonly known as both spotted touch-me-not or jewelweed, this native wildflower is found in moist woods from Georgia to New Brunswick.
Jewelweed: Impatiens capensis
I'm surrounded by tussock sedge, alder, jewelweed, skunk cabbage, and swamp rose.
Consider the turtles of the field: many evangelicals find themselves in an emerging theological habitat, where care of creation is central to mission

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