ilaboo wrote:
did all the homework i can on the net to no avail
can you help?--is there some plant/weed id book that only shows
leaves?

stem is smooth and fleshy
found in Bronx Ny--orchard beach area--apx 10 inches high

http://www.flickr.com/photos/36434183@N04/

tia

peter
It looks a lot like touch-me-not (Impatiens capensis, Balsaminaceae).