Orange Balsam (Impatiens capensis):
First time I've seen this: there's a clump of Orange Balsam, (Impatiens capensis) about 12m long, growing out of the water beside the towpath of the Trent & Mersey Canal near Little Leigh, 2-300m north of Hole House Bridge, Grid Ref. SJ616754.
Nice looking plant, not sure how invasive it is - the seed pods have the same explosive mechanism as Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera), but unlike HB the plant appears to be strictly aquatic as it hasn't gained a foothold on the canal bank. I've attached a few photos.
Tom.
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Re: Orange Balsam (Impatiens capensis)
Interesting find Tom - thanks for the location and photos !!!
I assume you have put it into RODIS mate ??
Cheers.
Steve
I assume you have put it into RODIS mate ??
Cheers.
Steve
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This is quite common along Cheshire canals these days which is a change from the 1960's when it was only at Statham. I would insert a distribution map but I cannot work out how to do it!
Graeme
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Hi Graeme,
Thanks for that update. Below is a map of this species (Orange Balsam (Impatiens capensis) from the rECOrd database - it would seem that you have some records which are not yet in the central database - it would be great if you could see your way to updating the dataset - many thanks.
Steve
Thanks for that update. Below is a map of this species (Orange Balsam (Impatiens capensis) from the rECOrd database - it would seem that you have some records which are not yet in the central database - it would be great if you could see your way to updating the dataset - many thanks.
Steve