Impatiens

Impatiens is a genus of flowering plants in the family Balsaminaceae, known for flowers with distinctive spurs and seed capsules that often burst open when touched.

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Balsaminaceae: Balsaminaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes the genus Impatiens. This is the family to which Impatiens belongs.
Impatiens walleriana: Impatiens walleriana is a flowering species widely cultivated as a bedding and houseplant. It is among the best-known ornamental species in the genus.
Carl Linnaeus: Carl Linnaeus was a Swedish botanist who established the modern system of binomial nomenclature. He published the name Impatiens in his system of plant classification.
Pollination syndrome: A pollination syndrome is a set of floral traits associated with particular pollinator groups. Spur shape, color, and nectar can match Impatiens flowers to pollinators.
Hydrocera: Hydrocera is a monotypic genus in Balsaminaceae, represented by the aquatic species Hydrocera triflora. It is the closest generic relative of Impatiens, but contains only one species.
Zygomorphic flower: A zygomorphic flower can be divided into mirror-image halves along one plane. Many Impatiens flowers have bilateral symmetry rather than radial symmetry.
New Guinea impatiens: New Guinea impatiens are cultivated hybrids and varieties derived mainly from Impatiens hawkeri and related species. They are a major horticultural group bred for large flowers and varied foliage.
Plant taxonomy: Plant taxonomy is the science of naming, describing, and classifying plants. The genus's many species and shifting classifications belong to this discipline.
Bumblebee: Bumblebees are robust social bees in the genus Bombus that pollinate many flowering plants. Bumblebees visit and pollinate several large-flowered Impatiens species.
Touch-me-not: Touch-me-not is a common name used for plants whose fruits respond to contact by opening or ejecting seeds. The name captures the touch-triggered capsule behavior associated with many Impatiens.