Impatiens parviflora - väikeseõiene lemmalts Keila

''Impatiens parviflora'' (small balsam, or small-flowered touch-me-not) is a species of annual

herbaceous Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground. This broad category of plants includes many perennials, and nearly all annuals and biennials. Definitions of "herb" and "herbaceous" The fourth edition of t ...

plants in the family

Balsaminaceae The Balsaminaceae (commonly known as the balsam family) are a family of dicotyledonous plants, comprising two genera: '' Impatiens'', which consists of over 1000 species, and ''Hydrocera'', consisting of 1 species. The flowering plants may be an ...

, native to some areas of

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, naturalized elsewhere and found in damp shady places. ''Impatiens parviflora'' can grow in sandy,

loam Loam (in geology and soil science) is soil composed mostly of sand (particle size > ), silt (particle size > ), and a smaller amount of clay (particle size < ). By weight, its mineral composition is about 40–40–20% concentration of sand–sil ...

y, and clay soils and prefer moist soil.

Ecology

''Impatiens parviflora'' flowers are pollinated by insects.

Uses

''Impatiens parviflora'' has many uses. If cooked, the leaves are completely edible. The seeds can be consumed either raw or cooked. ''Impatiens parviflora'' is also used as a treatment for warts, ringworm, and

nettle sting ''Urtica dioica'', often known as common nettle, burn nettle, stinging nettle (although not all plants of this species sting) or nettle leaf, or just a nettle or stinger, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Urticaceae. Or ...

s. It is also used as a hair rinse to relieve an itchy scalp.

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