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Garden Balsam, Rose balsam, Spotted snapweed |
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 Main Photo of The Weed |
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| Vernacular name | Gulmehandi | |
| Scientific name | Impatiens balsamina Linn., Impatiens coccineacornuta, Balsamina hortensis | |
| Family | Balsaminaceae | |
| Season | Kharif | |
| Description | ||
| Plant | ||
| Leaves | Spirally-arranged, 2.5-9 cm long and 1-2.5 cm broad, with a deeply toothed margin. Lateral sepals 2-3 mm long, ovate, sparsely ciliate, lower sepal conical, spur 1-2 cm long, curved inwards. | Photo Gallery |
| Flower | ||
| Fruit/ seed | The ripe seed capsules explode when touched, inspiring the genus name Impatiens. | |
| Habitat and distribution | Cultivated Bunds | |
| Flowering and fruiting | Flowers axillary, 1-2 across on a short pedicel, often overtopped by leafy shoots, fruit is a asymmetrical capsule, hairy. | |
| Associated with | Kharif bund flora | |
| Habit | An annual plant growing up to 20-75 cm tall, with a thick, but soft stem. Garden Balsam is native to Western Ghats India and SE Asia. | |
| Inflorescence | Flower pink, red, mauve, lilac, or white, and, pollinated by bees and other insects, and also by nectar-feeding birds. | |
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