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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.149328
Element CodePDBAL01070
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderGeraniales
FamilyBalsaminaceae
GenusImpatiens
Other Common NamesImpatiente n'y-touchez-pas (FR)
Concept ReferenceKartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic CommentsNative North American species, recorded from western U.S. and western Canada (Kartesz, 1999).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodLegacy Rank calculation - Biotics v1
Review Date2019-11-20
Change Date2019-11-20
Edition Date2019-11-20
Edition AuthorsTreher (2019)
Threat ImpactUnknown
Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences> 300
Rank ReasonsImpatiens noli-tangere is a circumpolar species that is found in Alaska south through British Columbia to California and west through Canada to Manitoba. The species is rare in Washington, Manitoba, Yukon Territory, and Saskatchewan but common in British Columbia, Alberta, and Alaska. There is similar variability in abundance globally.
Range Extent CommentsImpatiens noli-tangere is a temperate circumpolar species that occurs in Central and Western Canada, and the northwestern U.S.A. but also occurs throughout temperate Eurasia.