The Spotted Touch-Me-Not (Jewelweed) is an annual plant native to North America. It is common in bottomland soils, ditches, and along creeks. The plants grow 3 to 5 feet (0.9 to 1.5 meters) tall and bloom from late spring to early fall. The seed pods are pendant and have projectile seeds that explode out of the pods when they are lightly touched, if ripe, which is the basis for the Touch-Me-Not name. The leaves appear to be silver or jeweled when held underwater, which is possibly the source for the Jewelweed name.
