By Alice Mary Herden on March 15, 2020 ( Leave a comment )

Yellow Butterwort

I have been at Chassahowitzka WMA for years. Three years posting my observations on iNaturalist and I don’t recall ever seeing this plant.

The yellow butterwort is listed as a threatened species in the Preservation of Native Flora of Florida Act.

Yellow Butterwort | March 2020 | Alice Mary Herden

Yellow Butterwort | March 2020 | Alice Mary Herden

So, this is just a little confusing, no let me say this is confusing about the shapes of these two yellow butterworts.

Yellow Butterwort | March 2020 | Alice Mary Herden

Yellow Butterwort | March 2020 | Alice Mary Herden

Yellow Butterwort 4Yellow Butterwort | March 2020 | Alice Mary Herden

Yellow Butterwort | March 2020 | Alice Mary Herden

Hopefully, I am able to get clarification on why the petals have different shapes.

Links

https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=3209

Flower Friday: Yellow butterwort

https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=Pilu2

Categories: Carnivorous Plants, Chassahowitzka WMA, Native Plants, Nature Photography

Tagged as: Carnivorous Plants, Florida, Native Plants, Threatened Species, Yellow Butterwort

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