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by flowerthoughts 309 days ago
> Impatiens parviflora (small balsam, or small-flowered touch-me-not)

I love how that Wikipedia article never mentions why it's called "touch-me-not."

If you don't already know why, it's simply not to be touched.

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Good idea! I added a sentence explaining where the name comes from to the Wikipedia article.
And I removed what I can only think was a typo in your sentence :-).

>The name comes from the ~~seeds~~ fact that ripe seed pods explode when touched to disperse seeds widely.

Oh, chuck, now it's just a normal Wikipedia article. ;)

Thanks for the edit.