jewelweed
Poison ivy antidote
Jewelweed is a wildflower native to North America, named for the way water beads on its leaves like jewels.
The plant produces orange or yellow spotted flowers and seed pods that burst when touched, earning it another name: touch-me-not.
Jewelweed has a folk reputation as a remedy for poison ivy rash, often growing near the irritant vine.
Plant with bursting seedpods
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
- dispersalSpreading in many directions
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
- burstingBreaking from internal pressure
triggered · contact · pressure · turgor · elasticity · spring-loaded · propulsion · ejection
Uncultivated flowering plant
- herbaceousHaving soft green stems
- annualOccurring every year
- nativeOriginating from a place
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
woodland · riparian · streamside · moist · succulent · translucent · stem · foliage
Topical healing preparation
- poulticeMoist healing application
- sootheGently ease discomfort
- antipruriticSubstance relieving itchiness
- anti-inflammatoryInflammation-reducing agent
balm · relief · poison-ivy · itch · rash · sting · nettle · folk-medicine
Floral sugar water
- ruby-throatedHaving a red neck patch
- pollinatorPollen-transferring organism
- tubularHaving cylinder form
- hoveringSuspended without support
attraction · feeder · garden · wildlife · beak · sipping · flitting · summer
Waterlogged land ecosystem
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
- streambankLand bordering a watercourse
- creeksideBeside a brook
- moistSlightly wet
shaded · floodplain · ditch · seep · bottomland · understory · damp · waterway
touch-me-not
Plant with bursting seedpods
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
- dispersalSpreading in many directions
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
bursting · triggered · contact · pressure · turgor · elasticity · spring-loaded · propulsion · ejection · coiled
wildflower
Uncultivated flowering plant
- herbaceousHaving soft green stems
- annualOccurring every year
- nativeOriginating from a place
shade · woodland · riparian · streamside · moist · succulent · translucent · stem · foliage · germination
salve
Topical healing preparation
- poulticeMoist healing application
- sootheGently ease discomfort
- antipruriticSubstance relieving itchiness
anti-inflammatory · balm · relief · poison-ivy · itch · rash · sting · nettle · folk-medicine · herbal
nectar
Floral sugar water
- ruby-throatedHaving a red neck patch
- pollinatorPollen-transferring organism
- tubularHaving cylinder form
hovering · attraction · feeder · garden · wildlife · beak · sipping · flitting · summer · migration
wetland
Waterlogged land ecosystem
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
- streambankLand bordering a watercourse
- creeksideBeside a brook
moist · shaded · floodplain · ditch · seep · bottomland · understory · damp · waterway · ravine
- wildflowersblack-eyed Susan, black-eyed Susans, daisy, buttercup, bluebonnets
- Impatienstouch-me-not, balsam, snapweed
- seed launcherstouch-me-not
- balsam thingsbalsam fir
- Plant Nicknamesbaby's breath, bachelor's button, black-eyed Susan, bleeding heart, buttercup
- medicinal herbsechinacea, chamomile, ginseng, valerian, peppermint
jewelweedhybrid tea rose
Bred ornamental flowering shrub
cultivar · hothouse flower · bedding plant · ornamental plant · ornamental
jewelweedcactus
Spiny desert plant
saguaro · prickly pear · agave · desert sage · xerophyte
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