Impatiens

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q141672
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Impatiens

Summary

Impatiens is a taxon[1]. Impatiens ranks in the top 0.63% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,590 views/month, #1,232 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Impatiens's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Impatiens is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Impatiens is classified within Balsaminaceae[5].
  • Impatiens's scientific name is Impatiens[6].
  • Impatiens's Commons category is recorded as Impatiens[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Impatiens is Impatiens noli-tangere[8].
  • Impatiens's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Impatiens[9].
  • Impatiens's Commons gallery is recorded as Impatiens[10].
  • Impatiens's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Impatiens's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 47(2)[12].
  • Impatiens's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13].
  • Impatiens's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[14].
  • Impatiens's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[15].
  • Impatiens's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=6027[16].
  • Impatiens is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'بلسم'}[17].
  • Impatiens is commonly known as {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Xınagülü'}[18].
  • Impatiens is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'netýkavka'}[19].
  • Impatiens is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Balsamin-slægten'}[20].
  • Impatiens is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Springkräuter'}[21].
  • Impatiens is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Jewelweeds'}[22].
  • Impatiens is commonly known as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'Impatiento'}[23].
  • Impatiens is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Lemmalts'}[24].
  • Impatiens is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Palsamit'}[25].
  • Impatiens is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Impatientes'}[26].
  • Impatiens is commonly known as {'lang': 'hsb', 'text': 'Pryskawc'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Impatiens is Impatiens[6]. Impatiens is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Impatiens belongs to the parent taxon Balsaminaceae[5]. The taxonomic type of Impatiens is Impatiens noli-tangere[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'بلسم'}[17], {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Xınagülü'}[18], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'netýkavka'}[19], {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Balsamin-slægten'}[20], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Springkräuter'}[21], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Jewelweeds'}[22].

Identifiers

Impatiens's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 47889[28]. Impatiens's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 35939[29]. Impatiens's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 61712[30]. Impatiens's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2891766[31]. Impatiens's ITIS TSN is recorded as 29181[32].

Why It Matters

Impatiens ranks in the top 0.63% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,590 views/month, #1,232 of 195,241).[2] Impatiens has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Impatiens is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank genus
    Aliases
    Taxonomic type Impatiens noli-tangere
    Parent taxon Balsaminaceae
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