Much like no. 1 [Impatiens capensis Meerb.], avg larger; fls 2.5-4 cm, commonly pale yellow, ±dotted with reddish-brown, seldom ochroleucous or white; saccate sep obtuse, nearly or quite as wide as long, the short (4-6 mm) spur abruptly deflexed at about right angles; 2n=20. Wet woods and meadows; Que. and N.S. to Sask., s. to N.C., Tenn., and Okla., mostly less abundant than no. 1, and often in shadier places. June-Sept.
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.