touch-me-not

Examples

• All

• The forest clearing was filled with blooming touch-me-not plants after the rainy season.

• Don't touch the touch-me-nots too hard!

• Children are fascinated by the way the seed pods of touch-me-not burst when touched.

• Many gardeners appreciate touch-me-not for its bright orange flowers and unique seed dispersal mechanism.

• The touch-me-not plants in the garden are fascinating.

• Kids love to interact with touch-me-not plants because they enjoy watching the seeds scatter.

• When I touched the ripe touch-me-not, the seeds flew out in all directions.

Synonyms

J

jewelweed

vstouch-me-not

• US

1 9.1

A plant with bright orange or yellow flowers that grows in wet places and whose sap soothes itchy skin

highlights seed pods bursting on touch not medicinal sap or skin use

E

Ecballium elaterium

vstouch-me-not

• Specialized

9.9

A plant from the Mediterranean like a cucumber whose fruit bursts and throws out seeds and juice

is the general term for plants whose pods burst and release seeds when touched

S

squirting cucumber

vstouch-me-not

9.9

A vine with long oval fruit that shoots out seeds and juice when ripe and touched

is used for plants whose seed pods burst open on touch releasing seeds

E

exploding cucumber

vstouch-me-not

9.9

A Mediterranean vine with oblong fruit that bursts to shoot out seeds and juice when ripe

is about plants whose pods burst and scatter seeds when touched

I

Impatiens capensis

vstouch-me-not

• Specialized

9.3

A North American annual plant with bright orange or yellow flowers often called jewelweed that grows in shady, wet places

focuses on pods that burst to release seeds rather than flower color or habitat

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology