Sunday afternoon........

Touch-me-not-family (Balsaminaceae)

Today, we have been out for a walk in the alluvial land in the rhine valley.
Stunning weather and a kind of "Indian summer".

During our walk we mostly found the flowering "Policeman's helmet", Impatiens glandulifera.
She's very invasive and many people don't like her so much because of her spreading behaviour.

Despite this, her blossoms are beautiful and her seeds unique in their explosive quality. Not only the children have a lot of fun touching the seeds.
The plant flowers between June and October, and her seeds explode when disturbed, scattering them up to 7 m.
No doubt where she got the name "Impatiens" from .

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Best wishes

Jürgen Weiland