Impatiens noli-tangere, L.

1. I. noli-tangere L. View in CoL , Sp. Pl. 938 (1753).

Glabrous annual 20-180 cm; stems simple or branched. Leaves 1-5-10x 1-5 cm, alternate, ovate-elliptical to ovate-lanceolate or oblong; base cuneate to subcordate; apex obtuse to acute, mucronate; margin serrate to crenate, often glandular near base; teeth 7-16(-20) on each side, usually mucronate. Flowers (2-)3-6 in axillary racemes, the early ones often cleistogamous, the others (1- 5—)2—3-5 cm, yellow with small brownish spots; sepal-sac(8-)10-20 x 7-13 mm, longer than wide, gradually contracted to spur; spur 6-12 mm, curved, rarely bent through 90° or more. Capsule c. 1 - 5 cm, linear, glabrous. 2n = 20,40. Damp, shady places. Most ofEurope, but absent from the extreme north and parts of the south. Au Be Br Bu Cz Da Fe Ga Ge Gr He Ho Hs Hu It Ju No Po Rm Rs (N, B, C, W, E) Su.