Impatiens L.
(balsams)

Interactions where Impatiens is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
is foodplant of acervulus of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Colletotrichum cf. capsici a coelomycete Glomerellaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Colletotrichum cf. capsici/Colletotrichum cf. capsicia coelomyceteacervulusColletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Balsaminaceae/Impatiens/Impatiensbalsams acervulus of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph feeds on
(live) live is foodplant of Captivity Polyphagotarsonemus latus Broad Mite Trombidiformes: Tarsonemidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Tarsonemidae/Polyphagotarsonemus latus/Polyphagotarsonemus latusbroad mite Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Balsaminaceae/Impatiens/Impatiensbalsamslive Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedfeeds on live
leaf (live) live leaf is grazed by caterpillar Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth Lepidoptera: Sphingidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Sphingidae/Deilephila elpenor/Deilephila elpenorelephant hawk-mothcaterpillar Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Balsaminaceae/Impatiens/Impatiensbalsamsliveleaf caterpillar grazes on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Ascochyta impatientis Impatiens Leaf Spot - causative organism Pleosporales Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Ascochyta impatientis/Ascochyta impatientisimpatiens leaf spot (causative organism)pycnidiumAscochyta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Balsaminaceae/Impatiens/Impatiensbalsamsliveleaf pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous uredium Cronartium flaccidum Scots Pine Blister Rust, Pine Resin-top Rust Pucciniales: Cronartiaceae Chrysomyxa abietis, Mordue, J.E.M. & Gibson, I.A.S., 1978
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Cronartiaceae/Cronartium flaccidum/Cronartium flaccidumScots pine blister rust, pine resin-top rusthypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Balsaminaceae/Impatiens/Impatiensbalsamsliveleaf hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous, pustular telium Cronartium flaccidum Scots Pine Blister Rust, Pine Resin-top Rust Pucciniales: Cronartiaceae Chrysomyxa abietis, Mordue, J.E.M. & Gibson, I.A.S., 1978
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Cronartiaceae/Cronartium flaccidum/Cronartium flaccidumScots pine blister rust, pine resin-top rusthypophyllous, pustulartelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Balsaminaceae/Impatiens/Impatiensbalsamsliveleaf hypophyllous, pustular telium parasitises live leaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Mordue, J.E.M. & Gibson, I.A.S., 1978Chrysomyxa abietisI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 576.

Impatiens (balsams) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Impatiens balsamina
Balsam
Species 3 trophisms
Impatiens capensis
Orange Balsam
Species 4 trophisms
Impatiens glandulifera
Indian Balsam, Himalayan Balsam
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Impatiens noli-tangere
Touch-me-not Balsam
Species 6 trophisms
Impatiens parviflora
Small Balsam
Species 6 trophisms
Impatiens walleriana
Busy Lizzie
Species 2 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusImpatiens (balsams)
FamilyBALSAMINACEAE (balsams)
OrderERICALES (heaths, heathers, azaleas, primroses, loosestrifes and balsams)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Impatiens (balsams)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Williams, S. & Rich, T.C.G. Impatiens, vegetative Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012

Impatiens (balsams) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Impatiens (balsams):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 28 images of Impatiens (balsams)
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