Balsaminaceae
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Balsaminaceae
(′böl·sə·mə′nās·ē′ē)
(botany) A family of flowering plants in the order Geraniales, including touch-me-not (Impatiens); flowers are irregular with five stamens and five carpels, leaves are simple with pinnate venation, and the fruit is an elastically dehiscent capsule.
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Balsaminaceae
| Balsaminaceae | |
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| Himalayan Balsam | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Balsaminaceae A.Rich. |
| Genera | |
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Hydrocera |
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Balsaminaceae (commonly known as the balsam family) are a family of dicotyledonous plants, comprising two genera and 850+ species, all but one of which belong to the genus Impatiens. The flowering plants may be annual or perennial and are found throughout temperate and tropical regions, including North America, Asia, Europe and Africa.
Notable members of the family (all Impatiens) include jewelweed and Busy Lizzie.
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