Saturday, March 16, 2024

March 16, 2024

This is a Yellow Butterwort
The leaves and stalk produce a sticky goo
It is a carnivorous plant and eats insects
That get stuck its self-produced glue.

Location: UF DeLuca Preserve 2024 Bioblitz

Sources: https://www.flawildflowers.org/flower-friday-pinguicula-lutea/

Photo and text © 2024 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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