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Quoting Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>:
>> SEPT. 1, 2014 - Pat & I had a Labour Day walk in Wolfville along
>> the rail trail west of town. Not far east of Cherry Lane, on the
>> old railroad tracks, I spotted a couple of tall weeds sporting
>> large pink flowers. I recognized this plant as our third species
>> of Impatiens, alias jewelweed, touch-me-not, or (my own name?)
>> hummingbird heaven.
>>
>> Zinck does not list a common name for the third species, Impatiens
>> glandulifera, which I believe is an alien species that is rumored
>> to be invasive. I have seen it in England, on Brier Island (where
>> there is no evidence of invasiveness that I have seen), and once in
>> King's County, where it was obviously planted by someone but
>> subsequently disappeared.
* we found it to be fairly frequent in NS in 2010 (as per the appended
records) - especially along the coast in low stands very different
from the 2m heights we're used to in Ontario. I think I waypointed 5
stands in driving home from northern New Brunswick over the past 2
days, mostly on steep roadside slopes along lakes or the St Lawrence.
At home I see that the United Church has replaced their stand with
gravel, since the species is whooped as invasive, though others in the
village still have them in their gardens (the plants and flowers are
very charming).
I think a control organism has recently been released in England,
where it's a much more invasive menace than in most Canadian sites.
You'll see that we use "Pink Jewelweed" as the common name - made up
by us in Toronto long before we knew of "Himalayan Balsam" or the
unfortunate British moniker "Policeman's Helmet.'
fred.
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27 August 2010 - Canada: Nova Scotia: Hants County: East Hants:
Highway 215, 0.1 km WNW Walton intersection. (150m alg rd), 21H/1,
45.22937N 64.00558W TIME: 0921. AIR TEMP: 20, sunny, Beaufort gentle
breeze. HABITAT: gravelly roadside above tidal river in town.
OBSERVER: Frederick W. Schueler. 2010/263/e, Impatiens glandulifera
(Pink Jewelweed) (Plant). 2stands herb, in bloom, seen. 2 small stands
at W end of stretch, blooms 90% pink 10% white. In Black
Knapweed-dominated field S of road. At 09h28 back to camp.
30 August 2010 - moved 80.3km SSE - Canada: Nova Scotia: Halifax
County: Highway 333. (25m waypoint), 11D/12, 44.52943N 63.75681W TIME:
1816:15. AIR TEMP: 28, sunny, calm. HABITAT: knolly open-wooded
residential area near barren rocky roadside. OBSERVER: Frederick W.
Schueler, Aleta Karstad Schueler, Adam Zieleman. 2010/268/ga,
Impatiens glandulifera (Pink Jewelweed) (Plant). 2stands herb, in
bloom, seen, driveby. WAYPT/099, 2 low stands SE of road, lots of
white flowers. <tansy> scattered along SE roadside - tuss small stands
scattered along roadside through here
moved 3.97km NNE.
Highway 333. (25m waypoint), 44.56019N 63.73144W TIME: 1819:38. AIR
TEMP: 28 ca, sunny, calm. HABITAT: lawn in knolly residential area.
2010/268/h, Impatiens glandulifera (Pink Jewelweed) (Plant). 1stand
herb, in bloom, seen, driveby. WAYPT/100, largely white-flowered stand
SE of road.
31 August 2010 - moved 10.9km SSW - Canada: Nova Scotia: Halifax
County: Prospect Bay. (25m waypoint), 11D/5, 44.47091N 63.78906W TIME:
2001:16. AIR TEMP: 26, clear, sunset, calm. HABITAT: among exposed
rocks in coastal village. OBSERVER: Frederick W. Schueler, Aleta
Karstad Schueler, Adam Zieleman. FWS10Aug312001/a, Impatiens
glandulifera (Pink Jewelweed) (Plant). 1stand herb, in bloom, seen,
driveby. WAYPT/105, big pink & white stand S of road. Lots of this &
Polygonum cuspidatum (Japanese Knotweed) in village.
1 September 2010 - moved 12.4km WNW - Canada: Nova Scotia: Halifax
County: Highway 333, 5.0 km WNW West Dover. (25m waypoint), 11D/12,
44.50968N 63.93593W TIME: 1447:28. AIR TEMP: 27, sunny, breezy.
HABITAT: rocky coastal roadside. OBSERVER: Frederick W. Schueler,
Aleta Karstad Schueler, Adam Zieleman, John Gilhen. 2010/270/b,
Impatiens glandulifera (Pink Jewelweed) (Plant). 1stand herb, in
bloom, seen, driveby. WAYPT/111, big pink & white stand inland of road.
moved 2.78km N.
Highway 333, 6.6 km NW West Dover. (25m waypoint), 44.53459N 63.93847W
TIME: 1450:40. AIR TEMP: 29 ca, sunny, breezy. HABITAT: deciduous
woods along rocky coastal roadside. 2010/270/d, Impatiens glandulifera
(Pink Jewelweed) (Plant). 1stand herb, in bloom, seen, driveby.
WAYPT/113, straggly pink & white stand inland of road.
moved 5.50km NNE.
Highway 333, 9.9 km NNW West Dover. (25m waypoint), 44.58042N
63.91234W TIME: 1456:16. AIR TEMP: 29 ca, sunny, breezy. HABITAT:
lawn/brushy coastal roadside. 2010/270/f, Impatiens glandulifera (Pink
Jewelweed) (Plant). common herb, in bloom, seen, driveby. WAYPT/115,
few, pink & white well inland of road. . . . mixed among many more
Impatiens capensis (Spotted Jewelweed).
moved 4.64km NNW.
Highway 333, 6.6 km SSE Ingrahamport R/Hwy 3 bridge. (25m waypoint),
44.62041N 63.92910W TIME: 1501:18. AIR TEMP: 29 ca, sunny, breezy.
HABITAT: brushy/rocky coastal roadside. 2010/270/g, Impatiens
glandulifera (Pink Jewelweed) (Plant). codominant herb, in bloom,
seen, driveby. WAYPT/116, pink & white both sides of road. . . .
though mostly inland of road for 150 m.
moved 519m NNE.
Highway 333, 6.2 km SSE Ingrahamport R/Hwy 3 bridge. (25m waypoint),
44.62464N 63.92633W TIME: 1501:45. AIR TEMP: 29 ca, sunny, breezy.
HABITAT: brushy/rocky coastal roadside. 2010/270/h, Impatiens
glandulifera (Pink Jewelweed) (Plant). codominant herb, in bloom,
seen, driveby. WAYPT/117, pink & white both sides of road. . . .
though mostly inland of road for 100 m.
moved 446m NNE.
Highway 333, 6.0 km SSE Ingrahamport R/Hwy 3 bridge. (25m waypoint),
44.62806N 63.92339W TIME: 1502:11. AIR TEMP: 30 ca, sunny, breezy.
HABITAT: brushy/rocky coastal roadside. 2010/270/i, Impatiens
glandulifera (Pink Jewelweed) (Plant). codominant herb, in bloom,
seen, driveby. WAYPT/118, pink & white narrowly on both sides of road.
. . . though mostly inland of road, for 100 m or more.
moved 4.96km NW.
Highway 3, 2.3 km SSW Ingrahamport River bridge. (