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small balsam

Impatiens parviflora

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Common names

29 names · 23 languages
EnglishYour language
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  • Smallflower Touch-Me-Not[1][2]
Other languages (22)
Dutch
French
  • Balsamine à petites fleurs[1][2]
  • Impatiente à petites fleur[1][2]
Belarusian
  • Бальзамін дробнакветны[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 小花凤仙花[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 小花鳳仙花[2]
Czech
  • netýkavka malokvětá[2]
Danish
  • Småblomstret balsamin[2]
Estonian
  • väikeseõieline lemmalts[2]
Finnish
  • rikkapalsami[2]
German
  • Kleinblütiges Springkraut[1][2]
  • Kleines Springkraut[1][2]
Hungarian
  • Kisvirágú nebáncsvirág[2]
  • kisvirágú nenyúljhozzám[2]
Italian
Latvian
  • Sīkziedu sprigane[2]
Lithuanian
  • Smulkiažiedė sprigė[2]
Norwegian
  • mongolspringfrø[2]
Polish
  • Niecierpek drobnokwiatowy[2]
Romanian
  • Slăbănog cu flori mici[2]
Russian
  • Недотрога мелкоцветковая[2]
Slovak
  • netýkavka malokvetá[2]
Slovenian
  • Drobnocvetna nedotika[2]
Swedish
  • Blekbalsamin[2]
Ukrainian
  • Розрив-трава дрібноквіткова[2]
Sources & name notes (2)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Impatiens parviflora — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • small balsam — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 51736; Impatiens parviflora.
  • Kleinblütiges Springkraut — results[0].names[29]; taxon id 51736; Impatiens parviflora.
  • Kleines Springkraut — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 51736; Impatiens parviflora.
  • Jumping-Betty — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 51736; Impatiens parviflora.
  • Lesser Balsam — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 51736; Impatiens parviflora.
  • Smallflower Touch-Me-Not — results[0].names[28]; taxon id 51736; Impatiens parviflora.
  • Balsamine à petites fleurs — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 51736; Impatiens parviflora.
  • Impatiente à petites fleur — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 51736; Impatiens parviflora.
  • Balsamina minore — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 51736; Impatiens parviflora.
  • Klein springzaad — results[0].names[14]; taxon id 51736; Impatiens parviflora.
[2] Impatiens parviflora — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • small balsam — results[9].names[1]; taxon id 51736; Impatiens parviflora.
  • Kleinblütiges Springkraut — results[9].names[29]; taxon id 51736; Impatiens parviflora.
  • Kleines Springkraut — results[9].names[5]; taxon id 51736; Impatiens parviflora.
  • Jumping-Betty — results[9].names[3]; taxon id 51736; Impatiens parviflora.
  • Lesser Balsam — results[9].names[2]; taxon id 51736; Impatiens parviflora.
  • Smallflower Touch-Me-Not — results[9].names[28]; taxon id 51736; Impatiens parviflora.
  • Balsamine à petites fleurs — results[9].names[8]; taxon id 51736; Impatiens parviflora.
  • Impatiente à petites fleur — results[9].names[9]; taxon id 51736; Impatiens parviflora.
  • Balsamina minore — results[9].names[4]; taxon id 51736; Impatiens parviflora.
  • Klein springzaad — results[9].names[14]; taxon id 51736; Impatiens parviflora.
  • rikkapalsami — results[9].names[6]; taxon id 51736; Impatiens parviflora.
  • Недотрога мелкоцветковая — results[9].names[7]; taxon id 51736; Impatiens parviflora.
  • Niecierpek drobnokwiatowy — results[9].names[10]; taxon id 51736; Impatiens parviflora.
  • netýkavka malokvětá — results[9].names[11]; taxon id 51736; Impatiens parviflora.
  • väikeseõieline lemmalts — results[9].names[12]; taxon id 51736; Impatiens parviflora.
  • Småblomstret balsamin — results[9].names[13]; taxon id 51736; Impatiens parviflora.
  • Blekbalsamin — results[9].names[15]; taxon id 51736; Impatiens parviflora.
  • Smulkiažiedė sprigė — results[9].names[16]; taxon id 51736; Impatiens parviflora.
  • mongolspringfrø — results[9].names[17]; taxon id 51736; Impatiens parviflora.
  • Kisvirágú nebáncsvirág — results[9].names[18]; taxon id 51736; Impatiens parviflora.
  • 小花鳳仙花 — results[9].names[19]; taxon id 51736; Impatiens parviflora.
  • 小花凤仙花 — results[9].names[20]; taxon id 51736; Impatiens parviflora.
  • netýkavka malokvetá — results[9].names[21]; taxon id 51736; Impatiens parviflora.
  • Розрив-трава дрібноквіткова — results[9].names[22]; taxon id 51736; Impatiens parviflora.
  • Бальзамін дробнакветны — results[9].names[23]; taxon id 51736; Impatiens parviflora.
  • Drobnocvetna nedotika — results[9].names[24]; taxon id 51736; Impatiens parviflora.
  • kisvirágú nenyúljhozzám — results[9].names[25]; taxon id 51736; Impatiens parviflora.
  • Sīkziedu sprigane — results[9].names[26]; taxon id 51736; Impatiens parviflora.
  • Slăbănog cu flori mici — results[9].names[27]; taxon id 51736; Impatiens parviflora.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Impatiens parviflora is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Balsaminaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
C. Asia to SW. Siberia and Mongolia.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

small balsam (Impatiens parviflora) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to October.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Impatiens parviflora — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 433121; ID 3PK9K; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 433121; ID 3PK9K; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Impatiens parviflora — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1414298; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1451480, 1451486, 1451487, 1451488, 1451489, 1451490, 1451492, 1451493, 1451494

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.