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Anhand von zwei Fundorten im Reinhardswald wird über den Erstnachweis des Bunten Springkrautes (Impatiens edgeworthii) für Hessen berichtet. Die Pflanzen bilden individuenreiche Bestände auf leicht oder stärker gestörten Standorten in Lichtungen in oder am Rande bodensaurer Buchenwälder. Das Vorkommen wird in Beziehung zur Ausbreitungsgeschichte in Mitteleuropa gebracht und im Hinblick auf die potentielle Weiterentwicklung diskutiert. Eine Überprüfung der Identität durch Vergleich mit Typusbelegen, vertiefte Literaturauswertung und Untersuchung von Blüten und Samenmerkmalen ergab, dass es sich zweifelsfrei um I. edgeworthii handelt und nicht um die ebenfalls aus dem westlichen Himalaya stammenden und wegen habitueller Ähnlichkeit gelegentlich in Betracht gezogenen Arten I. pseudobicolor und I. lemannii. Impatiens edgeworthii, a balsam from the western Himalayas that was recently introduced into eastern Germany, is reported for the first time from Hesse. Dense populations exist in two locations near the Reinhardswald, in lightly to moderately disturbed clearings within, or at the edge of, acidophilic beech forests. The occurrences are discussed in the context of the species’ invasive potential and its ability to spread across Germany. The identification as I. edgeworthii was confirmed by comparison with type specimens, extensive evaluation of the literature, and specific investigation of the floral and seed characters, all of which discounted the habitually similar I. pseudobicolor and I. lemannii, which also originate from the western Himalayas.

The semidesert taxon Halothamnus (Chenopodiaceae), which is confirmed to supersede the later Aellenia, is represented in Turkey by H. glaucus subsp. glaucus and H. hierochunticus. The former was known to occur in Kars and Ağri provinces but was found recently in Kayseri province as well. The latter is a new record for the flora of Turkey from Şanlıurfa province close to the Syrian border. Full descriptions of the genus and the species occurring in Turkey are given and the case of Aellenia is discussed. Images and distributional data including maps are provided.