Species Detail - Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "River Biologists' Database (EPA)".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
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Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
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Impatiens glandulifera
Impatiens glandulifera
Himalayan Balsam
NBNSYS0000003189 RecommendedWell-formed
Invasive Species: EU Invasive Alien Species Regulation No. 1143/2014 || Invasive Species: Regulation S.I. 477/2011 (Ireland) || Invasive Species: Detailed Risk Assesment || Invasive Species: High Risk Invasive Species (2013 Report) || Invasive Species: Regulation S.I. 374/2024 (Ireland) || Invasive Species: Detailed Risk Assesment >> High Risk
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Royle
Flowering plant
Species
223
94
47
12/05/2005
20/10/2009
17 January (recorded in 2025)
23 December (recorded in 2022)
Environmental Protection Agency, River Biologists' Database (EPA), National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera), accessed 29 August 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/19/Species/28772>

Records per month (across all datasets)

National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera), image, accessed 29 August 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/19/Species/28772>

Records per year (across all datasets)

National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera), image, accessed 29 August 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/19/Species/28772>