Common Name:
SPOTTED TOUCH-ME-NOT
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Coefficient of Conservatism:
2
Coefficient of Wetness:
-3
Wetness Index:
FACW
Physiognomy:
Nt A-Forb
C. Peirce
Swamps, streamsides, ditches, lake shores, marshy areas, thickets, ravines and wet spots in forests; often in somewhat disturbed areas, including excavations.
The flowers are usually more copiously and conspicuously spotted with deeper orange, rose, or brown dots than in I. pallida, and the long spur tends to be very strongly bent back below the sac, even a little more than 180°. Variants with yellow (sometimes very pale, almost white) flowers, unspotted flowers, or flowers with the spots more or less confluent, are rarely found.
The name "capensis," referring to the Cape of Good Hope, is a misnomer for this native North American species.