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PLANTS

Pale snapweed

Impatiens pallida

Plants
NativeHerbAnnualYellow flowers
Pale snapweed, photo 1 of 5
Pale snapweed, In flower
Pale snapweed, In fruit
2.5 mHeight

Annual herbaceous plant reaching 2.5 m. Grows in marshes.

There are 504 observations of Pale snapweed in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Estrie and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak in September.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal365
  2. Estrie36
  3. Montérégie35
  4. Laurentides27
  5. Capitale-Nationale17
  6. Laval6
  7. Centre-du-Québec5
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean5
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  10. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  11. Lanaudière2
  12. Côte-Nord1

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel

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