[The Balsam Family West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Orange Balsam, Spotted Touch-me-not, Spotted Touch-me-not Jewelweed

Impatiens capensis

Orange Balsam, Spotted Touch-me-not, Spotted Touch-me-not Jewelweed: Impatiens capensis

Orange balsam in bloom above the beach at Barview Jetty County Park at the mouth of Tillamook Bay, Oregon coast.................August 26, 2009.

Flower of Orange Balsam, Spotted Touch-me-not, Spotted Touch-me-not Jewelweed: Impatiens capensis -- Sideview of the flower of Orange Balsam, Spotted Touch-me-not, Spotted Touch-me-not Jewelweed: Impatiens capensis -- Stem leaf of Orange Balsam, Spotted Touch-me-not, Spotted Touch-me-not Jewelweed: Impatiens capensis

Close-ups of the flowers and a stem leaf of orange balsam as seen above the beach at Barview Jetty County Park at the mouth of Tillamook Bay, Oregon coast.................August 26, 2009.

Paul Slichter