Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Impatiens capensis Meerb.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Impatiens biflora Walt., Impatiens fulva Nutt., Impatiens noli-tangere L. ssp. biflora (Walt.) Hultén, Impatiens nortonii Rydb.

Common names:

Balsam (1913-1923) (5, 156)

Balsamweed [Balsam weed, Balsam-weed] (1892-1900) (73, 158)

Brook celandine (1900-1929) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Brook solentine (1900) (158)

Celandine (1893-1896, Buckfield ME; Ferrisburgh VT; Paris ME) (74, 76)

Ceroline (1900-1929) (157, 158)

Cowslip (1896-1923, misapplied) (5, 76, 156, 158)

Ear-drop [Ear drop] (1913) (5)

Ear-jewel [Ear jewel] (1893-1929, VT) (5, 74, 156, 157, 158)

Jewelweed [Jewel weed, Jewel-weed] (1878-Present) (5, 50, 86, 53, 156 )

Kicking-colt [Kicking colt] (1892-1929) (5, 73, 156, 157, 158)

Kicking-horses [Kicking horses] (1896-1929, Paris ME, because ripe seed vessels burst open when touched) (5, 76, 156, 157, 158)

Lady's-eardrop [Lady's ear drop, Lady's ear-drops, Ladies'-eardrop] (1892-1929, OH) (73, 156, 157, 158)

Lady's-pocket [Lady's pocket, Ladies'-pocket] (1892-1929, OH) (73, 157, 158)

Lady's-slipper [Lady's slipper, Ladies' slipper] (1892-1923, NY) (5, 73, 156)

Orange jewelweed (1900-1929) (157, 158)

Pale touch-me-not [Pale touch me not] (1876) (92)

Pocket-drop [Pocket drop] (1913) (5)

Shining-grass [Shining grass] (1892-1929, Weathersfield, VT) (5, 73, 156, 157, 158)

Silver plant (1900-1929) (157, 158)

Silver-leaf [Silver leaf] (1878-1929, NY, because leaf appears silver under water) (5, 86, 157, 158)

Silverweed [Silver weed, Silver-weed] (1893-1923, NY) (5, 74, 156)

Slipperweed [Slipper weed, Slipper-weed] (1892-1929, Mansfield O) (5, 73, 156, 157, 158)

Snapdragon [Snap dragon] (1892-1923, NH, misapplied) (5, 73, 156, 158)

Snapweed [Snap weed, Snap-weed] (1878-1929) (46, 73, 86, 156, 157, 158)

Solentine (1893-1929, ME) (5, 74, 156, 157)

Speckled jewels (1840-1923) (19, 49, 92, 156, 158)

Speckled jewelweed [Speckled jewel-weed] (1900) (158)

Speckled touch-me-not (1922) (53)

Spotted jewelweed (1900-1932) (105, 157, 158)

Spotted snapweed [Spotted snap-weed] (1878-1942) (86, 138, 155)

Spotted touch-me-not (1878-1986) (2, 3, 4, 5, 15, 49, 72, 82, 86, 93, 95, 97, 131, 156, 157, 158)

Sullendine (1891, NH, corruption of celandine) (79)

Tawny impatiens (1878) (86)

Touch-me-not (1879-1933, ND) (46, 127)

Weathercock [Weather cock, Weather-cock) (1900-1929) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Wild balsam (1893-1923, MA) (5, 74, 156, 158)

Wild celandine (1893-1929, NH) (5, 74, 156, 157, 158)

Wild lady's-slipper [Wild ladies'-slipper] (1900-1929) (157, 158)

Wild touch-me-not (1894-1936) (5, 76, 93, 114)