Spotted Jewelweed is a moisture-loving annual wildflower of forest edges and stream corridors whose orange-spotted flowers look like little cornucopias. Its ripe seed capsules explode at the slightest touch, shooting seeds several feet away—a behavior that delights both children and naturalists. Ruby-throated hummingbirds are its primary pollinators.
Habitat
Moist forest edges, stream banks, and shaded wetland margins
Diet
Primary nectar source for ruby-throated hummingbirds; also visited by bumblebees
How common
Common
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