It's a natural reaction on hearing the name "impatiens" to think of the ubiquitous bedding impatiens. There is, however, a whole world of species impatiens out there and one of my favorites is ...

1. Impatiens glandulifera Royle and Heracleum mantegazzianum Sommier et Levier are widespread, non-indigenous plant species in the UK. A variety of correlational analyses suggest that their spatial ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Understanding the ecology of plant species in their whole range (native and introduced) can provide insights into those that become ...

If you have this beautiful flower in your garden, you should uproot it before the seed pods explode, releasing thousands of seeds. It spreads like the plague. The seeds of Impatiens glandulifera, ...

Invasive plants can displace native species through competition for nutrients, water, light and space. Here we show that they may also exert indirect pressure by competing for pollinators. We use the ...

An invasive plant has been detected at a park in Southwest Michigan. Purple jewelweed (Impatiens glandulifera), also known as Himalayan balsam, was recently detected in Kalamazoo’s Frayz Park thanks ...

It happens every time I venture out with my cameras. When I least expect it, bam! I come across something that smacks me with its beauty or intrigues me with its mystery. On a recent day that was ...

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