Box Turtle Fact (large).jpg

CCITT logo in upper left corner. Below, logo sits a eastern box turtle image. Besides the logo and turtle is text that reads: ‘Did you know? Seeds consumed by box turtles have a higher probability of germinating!The eastern box turtle is one of the primary seed dispersers for the spring-flowering mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum).’ Image of mayapple in lower right corner.
Photo By/Credit
Sierra Boucher/USFWS
Date Shot/Created
05/13/2022
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Box Turtle Fun Fact
Species
Terrapene carolina
Podophyllum peltatum
Subject tags
Reptiles