Fragments: Touch-Me-Not
Discovered on wildflower expedition: Touch-Me-Not
Impatiens capensis
Other names: Orange Jewelweed, Common Jewelweed, Spotted Jewelweed or Orange Balsam, Spotted touch-me-not
The seed pods are pendant and have projectile seeds that explode out of the pods when they are lightly touched, if…
These grew wild at my house in Bucks County. If you peel the seeds (a difficult process, since they fly outwards when touched, are tiny, and have very thin skins) they are edible and taste kind of like peanuts.
Source: mundanefragments
The Platanthera blephariglottis are beginning to bloom!
