# Can you help me identify this plant? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 7, 2024, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-help-me-identify-this-plant/1005390 "2024-08-07T20:51:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![CC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2024, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-help-me-identify-this-plant/1005390/21 "2024-08-13T22:14:29Z")
This statement - “They have beautiful flowers that look similar to the … snapdragon, but **they are attached differently.** ” and the pictures, don’t show very well the type of attachment that these flowers exhibit. Nonetheless, the description of the seed pods makes me think that it’s a type of touch-me-not. ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2024, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-help-me-identify-this-plant/1005390/22 "2024-08-15T09:32:42Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > There is a leaf icon and “Look Up”. Click on it, and it pulls up the answer. I had found out about this last year, but it was not yet available outside of the U.S. I just checked and it is now. Thank you for reminding me about this option. For the OP, I opened Chrome on my iphone and clicked on the image search. I then got a Google Lens prompt and could search for the plant. In my case, I wanted to identify Yarrow. I’ve also used the image search in Chrome to identify weeds. ---
**Author:** ![mozchron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@mozchron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mozchron)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2024, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-help-me-identify-this-plant/1005390/23 "2024-08-15T10:40:56Z")
> [@chela](#): > > It looks very much like what we have in N America _Impatiens capensis_ > A native plant also known as jewelweed or touch me nots. It too pops the seed pods when you touch it. My backyard is full of jewelweed. I keep it because the flowers are beautiful, the bumblebees, hummingbirds, and other native pollinators love it, and its easy to pull up (weak root system) if i need some space for real gardening (and it spreads like hell due to the exploding seed pods so some culling is necessary sometimes). ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2024, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-help-me-identify-this-plant/1005390/24 "2024-08-15T14:29:32Z")
I like it too, I haven’t seen it this thick in a few years. Quite prolific for a self seeding annual. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-help-me-identify-this-plant/1005390.md?page=1)