Species Detail - Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera) - Species information displayed is based on all datasets.

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
5588
417
110
01/09/1906
31/05/2025
17 January (recorded in 2025)
23 December (recorded in 2022)
National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera), accessed 16 August 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Species/28772>

Records per month (across all datasets)

National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera), image, accessed 16 August 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Species/28772>

Records per year (across all datasets)

National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera), image, accessed 16 August 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Species/28772>