Taxon:  Impatiens balfourii Hook. f.



Summary
Genus:
Impatiens
Family:
Balsaminaceae
Nomen number:
431188
Place of publication:
Bot. Mag. 129: t. 7878.  1903
Verified:
02/26/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Adamowski, W. 2009. Impatiens balfourii as an emerging invader in Europe. In P. Pyšek & J. Pergl, eds., Biological invasions: towards a synthesis. NeoBiota 8:183-194.
  3. Akiyama, S. 1999. New records of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) in Hokkaido. Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, B 25:143-149.
  4. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  5. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  6. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  7. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1478.
  8. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  9. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
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  11. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  12. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  13. Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia.
  14. Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
  15. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishKashmir balsam  1Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
GermanBalfours Springkraut  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1478.
Swedishhornbalsamin  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaHimachal Pradesh Adamowski, W. 2009. Impatiens balfourii as an emerging invader in Europe. In P. Pyšek & J. Pergl, eds., Biological invasions: towards a synthesis. NeoBiota 8:183-194.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaJammu and Kashmir Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaUttar Pradesh Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan n.Adamowski, W. 2009. Impatiens balfourii as an emerging invader in Europe. In P. Pyšek & J. Pergl, eds., Biological invasions: towards a synthesis. NeoBiota 8:183-194.
3AdventiveEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  Adamowski, W. 2009. Impatiens balfourii as an emerging invader in Europe. In P. Pyšek & J. Pergl, eds., Biological invasions: towards a synthesis. NeoBiota 8:183-194.
3AdventiveEuropeNorthern EuropeIreland  Adamowski, W. 2009. Impatiens balfourii as an emerging invader in Europe. In P. Pyšek & J. Pergl, eds., Biological invasions: towards a synthesis. NeoBiota 8:183-194.
3AdventiveEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  Adamowski, W. 2009. Impatiens balfourii as an emerging invader in Europe. In P. Pyšek & J. Pergl, eds., Biological invasions: towards a synthesis. NeoBiota 8:183-194.
3AdventiveEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  Adamowski, W. 2009. Impatiens balfourii as an emerging invader in Europe. In P. Pyšek & J. Pergl, eds., Biological invasions: towards a synthesis. NeoBiota 8:183-194.
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapan  Akiyama, S. 1999. New records of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) in Hokkaido. Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, B 25:143-149.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNew South Wales Adamowski, W. 2009. Impatiens balfourii as an emerging invader in Europe. In P. Pyšek & J. Pergl, eds., Biological invasions: towards a synthesis. NeoBiota 8:183-194.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaVictoria Adamowski, W. 2009. Impatiens balfourii as an emerging invader in Europe. In P. Pyšek & J. Pergl, eds., Biological invasions: towards a synthesis. NeoBiota 8:183-194.
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Adamowski, W. 2009. Impatiens balfourii as an emerging invader in Europe. In P. Pyšek & J. Pergl, eds., Biological invasions: towards a synthesis. NeoBiota 8:183-194.
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  Adamowski, W. 2009. Impatiens balfourii as an emerging invader in Europe. In P. Pyšek & J. Pergl, eds., Biological invasions: towards a synthesis. NeoBiota 8:183-194.
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Adamowski, W. 2009. Impatiens balfourii as an emerging invader in Europe. In P. Pyšek & J. Pergl, eds., Biological invasions: towards a synthesis. NeoBiota 8:183-194.
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  Adamowski, W. 2009. Impatiens balfourii as an emerging invader in Europe. In P. Pyšek & J. Pergl, eds., Biological invasions: towards a synthesis. NeoBiota 8:183-194.
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  Adamowski, W. 2009. Impatiens balfourii as an emerging invader in Europe. In P. Pyšek & J. Pergl, eds., Biological invasions: towards a synthesis. NeoBiota 8:183-194.
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeDenmark  Adamowski, W. 2009. Impatiens balfourii as an emerging invader in Europe. In P. Pyšek & J. Pergl, eds., Biological invasions: towards a synthesis. NeoBiota 8:183-194.
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Adamowski, W. 2009. Impatiens balfourii as an emerging invader in Europe. In P. Pyšek & J. Pergl, eds., Biological invasions: towards a synthesis. NeoBiota 8:183-194.
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Adamowski, W. 2009. Impatiens balfourii as an emerging invader in Europe. In P. Pyšek & J. Pergl, eds., Biological invasions: towards a synthesis. NeoBiota 8:183-194.
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  Adamowski, W. 2009. Impatiens balfourii as an emerging invader in Europe. In P. Pyšek & J. Pergl, eds., Biological invasions: towards a synthesis. NeoBiota 8:183-194.
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  Adamowski, W. 2009. Impatiens balfourii as an emerging invader in Europe. In P. Pyšek & J. Pergl, eds., Biological invasions: towards a synthesis. NeoBiota 8:183-194.
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  Adamowski, W. 2009. Impatiens balfourii as an emerging invader in Europe. In P. Pyšek & J. Pergl, eds., Biological invasions: towards a synthesis. NeoBiota 8:183-194.
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal n.e.Adamowski, W. 2009. Impatiens balfourii as an emerging invader in Europe. In P. Pyšek & J. Pergl, eds., Biological invasions: towards a synthesis. NeoBiota 8:183-194.
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  Adamowski, W. 2009. Impatiens balfourii as an emerging invader in Europe. In P. Pyšek & J. Pergl, eds., Biological invasions: towards a synthesis. NeoBiota 8:183-194.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesWisconsin Adamowski, W. 2009. Impatiens balfourii as an emerging invader in Europe. In P. Pyšek & J. Pergl, eds., Biological invasions: towards a synthesis. NeoBiota 8:183-194.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesOregon Adamowski, W. 2009. Impatiens balfourii as an emerging invader in Europe. In P. Pyšek & J. Pergl, eds., Biological invasions: towards a synthesis. NeoBiota 8:183-194.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornia Adamowski, W. 2009. Impatiens balfourii as an emerging invader in Europe. In P. Pyšek & J. Pergl, eds., Biological invasions: towards a synthesis. NeoBiota 8:183-194.
Native
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh], Pakistan (n.)
Adventive
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom, Ireland
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Czech Republic
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Slovenia
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales, Victoria]
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Slovakia
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Serbia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France, Portugal (n.e.)
Northern America
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Wisconsin]
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Oregon]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California]

Reference(s)
  1. Adamowski, W. 2009. Impatiens balfourii as an emerging invader in Europe. In P. Pyšek & J. Pergl, eds., Biological invasions: towards a synthesis. NeoBiota 8:183-194.
  2. Akiyama, S. 1999. New records of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) in Hokkaido. Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, B 25:143-149.
  3. Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
  4. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weed  Adamowski, W. 2009. Impatiens balfourii as an emerging invader in Europe. In P. Pyšek & J. Pergl, eds., Biological invasions: towards a synthesis. NeoBiota 8:183-194.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=431188. Accessed 19 October 2026.