Orange Jewelweed Impatiens capensis

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2018 Photograph, Orange Jewelweed, Common Jewelweed, Spotted Jewelweed, Spotted Touch-me-not, Jewelweed, or Orange Balsam (Impatiens capensis, Balsam Family, Balsaminaceae), Huntley Meadows, Alexandria, Virginia, © 2023. This photo shows why the Jewelweed is called thus:  Early morning dew beads up on the plant's leaves and sparkles.

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