The spring-loaded seed pod gives this species one of its common names, Touch-me-Not. A simple touch on a ripe seed pod is enough to make it explode, throwing the seeds some distance away.
Seeds and the remnants of the seed pod.
Pale Touch-me-not stems are partly transluscent.
The juice from the stems counteracts itchiness, and thus is a good antidote for mosquito bites and perhaps even Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii).
A Pale Touch-me-not leaf with dew drops, showing why it is sometimes called Jewelweed.
PLEASE NOTE: A coloured Province or State means this species occurs somewhere in that Province/State.
The entire Province/State is coloured, regardless of where in that Province/State it occurs.
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