Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Impatiens pallida Nutt.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Impatiens aurea Muhl.

Common names:

Balsam (1913-1923) (5, 156)

Balsam jewelweed [Balsam jewel weed] (1898-1922) (49, 53)

Balsamweed [Balsam weed] (1876-1922) (49, 53, 92)

Ceroline (1929) (157)

Cream-colored jewelweed [Cream-colored jewel-weed] (1923) (156)

Golden jewelweed (1929) (157)

Jewelweed [Jewel weed] (1840-1986) (4, 5, 19, 53, 57, 92)

Pale balsamweed [Pale balsam-weed] (1929) (157)

Pale jewelweed (1929-1932) (105, 157)

Pale snapweed (1923-1942) (138, 155)

Pale touch-me-not (1895-Present) (2, 4, 5, 15, 49, 50, 53, 72, 82, 93, 95, 97, 131, 156, 157)

Quick-in-the-hand [Quick in the hand, Quickinthehand] (1876-1929) (5, 92, 156, 157)

Silverweed [Silver weed, Silver-weed] (1893-1929, NY) (5, 74, 156, 157)

Slipper [Slipper] (1876-1929) (5, 92, 156, 157)

Slipperweed [Slipper weed, Slipper-weed] (1923-1929) (156, 157)

Snapweed [Snap-weed] (1876-1929) (5, 92, 156, 157)

Touch-me-not (1840-1932) (19, 48, 85, 92)

Weathercock [Weather cock, Weather-cock] (1876-1929) (92, 156, 157)

Wild balsam (1913-1929) (5, 157)

Wild celandine (1876-1929) (5, 92, 156, 157)

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

Wild touch-me-not (1894-1919) (37, 114)

Yellow jewelweed [Yellow jewel-weed] (1923-1929) (156, 157)