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Jewelweed
Impatiens capensis, has many names including common jewelweed, the orange jewelweed, spotted jewelweed, spotted touch-me-not, and orange balsam. Jewelweed is an annual plant native to North America. It can be found along roadsides and in wet woodlands. This abundant flower blooms from late spring to early fall.

Photographed by Kristy Walker in Excelsior, Minnesota in SeptemberJewelweed flower