naturalizedBalsaminaceae
Impatiens sodenii
Shrub Balsam
Naturalized (non-native)non-native
Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.
Impatiens sodenii is a species of flowering plant in the family Balsaminaceae known by the common names poor man's rhododendron, Oliver's touch-me-not, and shrub balsam. It is native to Kenya and Tanzania. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant.
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Seasonality
Only 4 phenology-annotated observations exist for this species in Hawaiʻi — too few to describe a season. No window is inferred.
Gallery · 3 · iNaturalist
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Where documented · 10 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 63 · GBIF 45 records
Waimea · KauaʻiiNat 49 · GBIF 32 ✓
Kaloko · HawaiʻiiNat 8 · GBIF 6 ✓
Makawao · MauiGBIF 4
Honokōhau 1-3 · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Pūlehunui · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kaʻonoʻulu · MauiiNat 1
Puʻukapu · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Makaweli · KauaʻiiNat 1
Kōloa · KauaʻiiNat 1
Puʻuwaʻawaʻa · HawaiʻiGBIF 1