Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in eastern Washington; southeastern British Columbia to southeastern Washington, east to western Montana.
Habitat: Moist woods.
Flowers: July-September
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Annual
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Succulent annual, the stems 2-6 cm. tall.
Leaves all alternate, the petioles stout, 2-4 cm. long, the blades lance-ovate, 3-10 cm. long, remotely serrate.
Flowers in twos, 10-15 mm. long, yellow or orange, unspotted; saccate sepal 1-2 cm. long, about half as broad at the orifice, narrowed to the strongly recurved, 5-8 mm. spur; lateral sepals smaller; petals 5, the upper one notched at the tip, the lateral ones much smaller, in unequal pairs.
Capsule 5-celled.
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Impatiens aurella in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
WA Flora Checklist: Impatiens aurella checklist entry
OregonFlora: Impatiens aurella information
E-Flora BC: Impatiens aurella atlas page
CalPhotos: Impatiens aurella photos